diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/CKanUtilsImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/CKanUtilsImpl.java
index 1c2fd92..55d45ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/CKanUtilsImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/CKanUtilsImpl.java
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@ public class CKanUtilsImpl implements CKanUtils{
 				logger.info("CKan organization created [" + connection.getResponseMessage() + "]");
 				result = true;
 			}
+			
+			// close the connection
+			connection.disconnect();
 
 		}catch(Exception e){
 			logger.error("Unable to create the organization", e);