diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ReflogResolveTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ReflogResolveTest.java
index 75d74fca7..7db9f60fd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ReflogResolveTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ReflogResolveTest.java
@@ -60,117 +60,123 @@ public class ReflogResolveTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 
 	@Test
 	public void resolveMasterCommits() throws Exception {
-		Git git = new Git(db);
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		RevCommit c1 = git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content2");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		RevCommit c2 = git.commit().setMessage("edit file").call();
-
-		assertEquals(c2, db.resolve("master@{0}"));
-		assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("master@{1}"));
+		try (Git git = new Git(db)) {
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			RevCommit c1 = git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content2");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			RevCommit c2 = git.commit().setMessage("edit file").call();
+
+			assertEquals(c2, db.resolve("master@{0}"));
+			assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("master@{1}"));
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void resolveUnnamedCurrentBranchCommits() throws Exception {
-		Git git = new Git(db);
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		RevCommit c1 = git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content2");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		RevCommit c2 = git.commit().setMessage("edit file").call();
-
-		assertEquals(c2, db.resolve("master@{0}"));
-		assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("master@{1}"));
-
-		git.checkout().setCreateBranch(true).setName("newbranch")
-				.setStartPoint(c1).call();
-
-		// same as current branch, e.g. master
-		assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("@{0}"));
-		try {
+		try (Git git = new Git(db)) {
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			RevCommit c1 = git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content2");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			RevCommit c2 = git.commit().setMessage("edit file").call();
+
+			assertEquals(c2, db.resolve("master@{0}"));
+			assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("master@{1}"));
+
+			git.checkout().setCreateBranch(true).setName("newbranch")
+					.setStartPoint(c1).call();
+
+			// same as current branch, e.g. master
+			assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("@{0}"));
+			try {
+				assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("@{1}"));
+				fail(); // Looking at wrong ref, e.g HEAD
+			} catch (RevisionSyntaxException e) {
+				assertNotNull(e);
+			}
+
+			// detached head, read HEAD reflog
+			git.checkout().setName(c2.getName()).call();
+			assertEquals(c2, db.resolve("@{0}"));
 			assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("@{1}"));
-			fail(); // Looking at wrong ref, e.g HEAD
-		} catch (RevisionSyntaxException e) {
-			assertNotNull(e);
+			assertEquals(c2, db.resolve("@{2}"));
 		}
-
-		// detached head, read HEAD reflog
-		git.checkout().setName(c2.getName()).call();
-		assertEquals(c2, db.resolve("@{0}"));
-		assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("@{1}"));
-		assertEquals(c2, db.resolve("@{2}"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void resolveReflogParent() throws Exception {
-		Git git = new Git(db);
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		RevCommit c1 = git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content2");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		git.commit().setMessage("edit file").call();
-
-		assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("master@{0}~1"));
+		try (Git git = new Git(db)) {
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			RevCommit c1 = git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content2");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			git.commit().setMessage("edit file").call();
+
+			assertEquals(c1, db.resolve("master@{0}~1"));
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void resolveNonExistingBranch() throws Exception {
-		Git git = new Git(db);
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
-		assertNull(db.resolve("notabranch@{7}"));
+		try (Git git = new Git(db)) {
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
+			assertNull(db.resolve("notabranch@{7}"));
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void resolvePreviousBranch() throws Exception {
-		Git git = new Git(db);
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		RevCommit c1 = git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content2");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		RevCommit c2 = git.commit().setMessage("edit file").call();
-
-		git.checkout().setCreateBranch(true).setName("newbranch")
-				.setStartPoint(c1).call();
-
-		git.checkout().setName(c1.getName()).call();
-
-		git.checkout().setName("master").call();
-
-		assertEquals(c1.getName(), db.simplify("@{-1}"));
-		assertEquals("newbranch", db.simplify("@{-2}"));
-		assertEquals("master", db.simplify("@{-3}"));
-
-		// chained expression
-		try {
-			// Cannot refer to reflog of detached head
-			db.resolve("@{-1}@{0}");
-			fail();
-		} catch (RevisionSyntaxException e) {
-			// good
+		try (Git git = new Git(db)) {
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			RevCommit c1 = git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content2");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			RevCommit c2 = git.commit().setMessage("edit file").call();
+
+			git.checkout().setCreateBranch(true).setName("newbranch")
+					.setStartPoint(c1).call();
+
+			git.checkout().setName(c1.getName()).call();
+
+			git.checkout().setName("master").call();
+
+			assertEquals(c1.getName(), db.simplify("@{-1}"));
+			assertEquals("newbranch", db.simplify("@{-2}"));
+			assertEquals("master", db.simplify("@{-3}"));
+
+			// chained expression
+			try {
+				// Cannot refer to reflog of detached head
+				db.resolve("@{-1}@{0}");
+				fail();
+			} catch (RevisionSyntaxException e) {
+				// good
+			}
+			assertEquals(c1.getName(), db.resolve("@{-2}@{0}").getName());
+
+			assertEquals(c2.getName(), db.resolve("@{-3}@{0}").getName());
 		}
-		assertEquals(c1.getName(), db.resolve("@{-2}@{0}").getName());
-
-		assertEquals(c2.getName(), db.resolve("@{-3}@{0}").getName());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void resolveDate() throws Exception {
-		Git git = new Git(db);
-		writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
-		git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
-		git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
-		try {
-			db.resolve("master@{yesterday}");
-			fail("Exception not thrown");
-		} catch (RevisionSyntaxException e) {
-			assertNotNull(e);
+		try (Git git = new Git(db)) {
+			writeTrashFile("file.txt", "content");
+			git.add().addFilepattern("file.txt").call();
+			git.commit().setMessage("create file").call();
+			try {
+				db.resolve("master@{yesterday}");
+				fail("Exception not thrown");
+			} catch (RevisionSyntaxException e) {
+				assertNotNull(e);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
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