diff --git a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISUtils.java
index 3801cc926b..3d1738f7c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISUtils.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public class CMISUtils
         {
             out.writeObject(source);
             out.flush();
-            out.close();
 
             ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(cos.getInputStream());
             target = (T) in.readObject();