diff --git a/geoportal-common/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/common/utils/StorageUtils.java b/geoportal-common/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/common/utils/StorageUtils.java
index 7bc85d4..9e4bf02 100644
--- a/geoportal-common/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/common/utils/StorageUtils.java
+++ b/geoportal-common/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/common/utils/StorageUtils.java
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ public class StorageUtils {
 	public StorageUtils() {
 		client=getClient();
 	}
-	
+
+	public void forceClose(){
+		client.forceClose();
+	}
 
 	public TempFile putOntoStorage(InputStream source,String filename) throws RemoteBackendException, FileNotFoundException{		
 		log.debug("Uploading source "+filename);