diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/keycloak/MyKeycloakAdminRestApi.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/keycloak/MyKeycloakAdminRestApi.java
index 179bdf64a..744e0a06a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/keycloak/MyKeycloakAdminRestApi.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/keycloak/MyKeycloakAdminRestApi.java
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ public class MyKeycloakAdminRestApi {
     @Autowired
     public MyKeycloakAdminRestApi(KeycloakClientConfiguration configuration) {
         this.configuration = configuration;
-        try (Keycloak client = this.initClient()) {
-            this.realm = client.realm(configuration.getProperties().getRealm());
-        }
+        Keycloak client = this.initClient();
+        this.realm = client.realm(configuration.getProperties().getRealm());
         logger.info("Custom Keycloak client initialized. Keycloak serving from {}", configuration.getProperties().getServerUrl().replace("/auth", "").replaceAll("https?://", ""));
     }