diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-gradle-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/WarPackagingTests.java b/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-gradle-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/WarPackagingTests.java
index 78d30e2b9e5..4a3383c59f0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-gradle-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/WarPackagingTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-gradle-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/WarPackagingTests.java
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ public class WarPackagingTests {
 		checkWebInfLibProvidedEntries(war, expectedLibProvidedEntries);
 
 		checkWebInfLibEntries(war, expectedLibProvidedEntries);
+
+		try {
+			war.close();
+		}
+		catch (IOException ex) {
+			// Ignore
+		}
 	}
 
 	private void checkWebInfLibProvidedEntries(JarFile war, Set<String> expectedEntries)