diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/cafe/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/xml/CafeDemo.java b/spring-integration-samples/cafe/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/xml/CafeDemo.java
index dc022e9559..74978758ad 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/cafe/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/xml/CafeDemo.java
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/cafe/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/xml/CafeDemo.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class CafeDemo {
 		CafeDemo demo = new CafeDemo();
 		AbstractApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("cafeDemo.xml", CafeDemo.class);
 		demo.performDemo(context, 100);
+		context.close();
 	}