Index: src/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/JellyScriptHousing.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/JellyScriptHousing.java	(revision 405314)
+++ src/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/JellyScriptHousing.java	(working copy)
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@
     /** the source of the jelly script. */
     private File source;
 
-    private final String name; 
+    private final String name;
     private final File pluginDirectory;
     private final MavenJellyContext parentContext;
 
     public JellyScriptHousing()
     {
-        this.name = null;        
+        this.name = null;
         this.pluginDirectory = null;
         this.parentContext = null;
     }
-    
+
     public JellyScriptHousing( File pluginDir, MavenJellyContext parentContext ) throws IOException
     {
         this.pluginDirectory = pluginDir;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Retrieve the plugin's default properties.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param unpackedPluginDir The location of the unpacked plugin.
      * @return The default properties file for the plugin, or <code>null</code>
      *         if no such plugin.
@@ -216,10 +216,16 @@
         if ( propsFile.exists() )
         {
             Properties props = new Properties();
-            FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream( propsFile );
-            props.load( in );
-            in.close();
-            map.putAll( props );
+            FileInputStream in;
+            try {
+                in = new FileInputStream( propsFile );
+                props.load( in );
+                map.putAll( props );
+            }
+            finally {
+                if (in != null)
+                    in.close();
+            }
         }
 
         return map;