1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ssh/ScpFromMessage.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ssh/ScpFromMessage.java
index bce3f78a9..96be3447f 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ssh/ScpFromMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ssh/ScpFromMessage.java
@@ -310,12 +310,16 @@ public class ScpFromMessage extends AbstractSshMessage {
     private void setLastModified(final File localFile) throws JSchException {
         SftpATTRS fileAttributes = null;
         final ChannelSftp channel = openSftpChannel();
-        channel.connect();
         try {
-            fileAttributes = channel.lstat(remoteDir(remoteFile)
-                                           + localFile.getName());
-        } catch (final SftpException e) {
-            throw new JSchException("failed to stat remote file", e);
+            channel.connect();
+            try {
+                fileAttributes = channel.lstat(remoteDir(remoteFile)
+                                               + localFile.getName());
+            } catch (final SftpException e) {
+                throw new JSchException("failed to stat remote file", e);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            channel.disconnect();
         }
         FileUtils.getFileUtils().setFileLastModified(localFile,
                                                      ((long) fileAttributes