diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
index 8f7d5a6c..ef3186e5 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/JsonPath.java
@@ -330,11 +330,7 @@ public class JsonPath {
         notNull(jsonInputStream, "json input stream can not be null");
         notNull(configuration, "configuration can not be null");
 
-        try {
-            return read(jsonInputStream, "UTF-8", configuration);
-        } finally {
-            Utils.closeQuietly(jsonInputStream);
-        }
+        return read(jsonInputStream, "UTF-8", configuration);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java
index 2df595ab..e0d9ab3b 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ public class JsonReader implements ParseContext, ReadContext {
     public ReadContext parse(InputStream json, String charset) {
         notNull(json, "json input stream can not be null");
         notNull(json, "charset can not be null");
-        this.json = configuration.jsonProvider().parse(json, charset);
-        return this;
+        try {
+            this.json = configuration.jsonProvider().parse(json, charset);
+            return this;
+        } finally {
+            Utils.closeQuietly(json);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override