diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/PropertiesUtil.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/PropertiesUtil.java
index 3b1070c5a42..608ef098b15 100755
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/PropertiesUtil.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/PropertiesUtil.java
@@ -168,12 +168,11 @@ public class PropertiesUtil {
      * @param file  the file to load from
      * @throws IOException
      */
-    public static void loadFromFile(Properties properties, File file) throws IOException {
-        InputStream stream = new FileInputStream(file);
-        try {
+    public static void loadFromFile(final Properties properties, final File file)
+            throws IOException {
+        try (final InputStream stream = new FileInputStream(file)) {
             properties.load(stream);
-        } finally {
-            IOUtils.closeQuietly(stream);
         }
     }
+
 }