diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase.java
index 30d437540..8ed51fb90 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/junit/LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase.java
@@ -302,6 +302,17 @@ public abstract class LocalDiskRepositoryTestCase {
 		return db;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Adds a repository to the list of repositories which is closed at the end
+	 * of the tests
+	 *
+	 * @param r
+	 *            the repository to be closed
+	 */
+	public void addRepoToClose(Repository r) {
+		toClose.add(r);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new unique directory for a test repository
 	 *
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CloneCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CloneCommandTest.java
index 9d01291b7..2e3345756 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CloneCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CloneCommandTest.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public class CloneCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 			command.setURI("file://"
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			Git git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
 			assertNotNull(git2);
 			ObjectId id = git2.getRepository().resolve("tag-for-blob");
 			assertNotNull(id);
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ public class CloneCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 			command.setURI("file://"
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			Git git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
+
 			assertNotNull(git2);
 			assertEquals(git2.getRepository().getFullBranch(),
 					"refs/heads/master");
@@ -152,6 +155,8 @@ public class CloneCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			command.setNoCheckout(true);
 			git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
+
 			assertNotNull(git2);
 			assertEquals(git2.getRepository().getFullBranch(),
 					"refs/heads/master");
@@ -169,6 +174,8 @@ public class CloneCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			command.setBare(true);
 			git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
+
 			assertNotNull(git2);
 			assertEquals(git2.getRepository().getFullBranch(),
 					"refs/heads/master");
@@ -191,6 +198,7 @@ public class CloneCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 			command.setURI("file://"
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			Git git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
 			assertNotNull(git2);
 			assertEquals(git2.getRepository().getFullBranch(),
 					"refs/heads/master");
@@ -209,6 +217,7 @@ public class CloneCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			command.setBare(true);
 			git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
 			assertNotNull(git2);
 			assertEquals(git2.getRepository().getFullBranch(),
 					"refs/heads/master");
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/GitConstructionTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/GitConstructionTest.java
index b6ba4c927..4d2b241dc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/GitConstructionTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/GitConstructionTest.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class GitConstructionTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 				.setURI(db.getDirectory().toURI().toString())
 				.setDirectory(createUniqueTestGitDir(true)).call()
 				.getRepository();
+		addRepoToClose(bareRepo);
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/InitCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/InitCommandTest.java
index 15aafc906..28c54c269 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/InitCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/InitCommandTest.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class InitCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 			InitCommand command = new InitCommand();
 			command.setDirectory(directory);
 			Repository repository = command.call().getRepository();
+			addRepoToClose(repository);
 			assertNotNull(repository);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			fail(e.getMessage());
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ public class InitCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 			command.setDirectory(directory);
 			command.setBare(true);
 			Repository repository = command.call().getRepository();
+			addRepoToClose(repository);
 			assertNotNull(repository);
 			assertTrue(repository.isBare());
 		} catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/LsRemoteCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/LsRemoteCommandTest.java
index 81aa25f98..a4a5a2671 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/LsRemoteCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/LsRemoteCommandTest.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public class LsRemoteCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			command.setCloneAllBranches(true);
 			Git git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
+
 
 			LsRemoteCommand lsRemoteCommand = git2.lsRemote();
 			Collection<Ref> refs = lsRemoteCommand.call();
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ public class LsRemoteCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			command.setCloneAllBranches(true);
 			Git git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
 
 			LsRemoteCommand lsRemoteCommand = git2.lsRemote();
 			lsRemoteCommand.setTags(true);
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ public class LsRemoteCommandTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
 					+ git.getRepository().getWorkTree().getPath());
 			command.setCloneAllBranches(true);
 			Git git2 = command.call();
+			addRepoToClose(git2.getRepository());
 
 			LsRemoteCommand lsRemoteCommand = git2.lsRemote();
 			lsRemoteCommand.setHeads(true);