diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Tools.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Tools.java
index abc48cc..11191d3 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Tools.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/Tools.java
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@
      * @return file contents
      */
     public static List<String> slurp(File path) {
-        try {
+        try (
             BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(
                     new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(path), StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-
+                ) {
             List<String> lines = new ArrayList<>();
             String line;
             while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {