diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/Util.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/Util.java
index 57f704056f9..2645c314dbb 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/Util.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/Util.java
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ public final class Util {
     }
 
     public static void broadcast(byte[] data, int port) throws IOException {
-        DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket();
-        broadcast(socket, data, port, NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces());
-        socket.close();
+        DatagramSocket socket = null;
+        try {
+            socket = new DatagramSocket();
+            broadcast(socket, data, port, NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces());
+        } finally {
+            socket.close();
+        }
     }
 
     private static void broadcast(DatagramSocket socket, byte[] data, int port, Enumeration<NetworkInterface> ifaces)