diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
index 0d1fc7b8..35d3c8cc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ContextRefresher {
 
 	private static final String REFRESH_ARGS_PROPERTY_SOURCE = "refreshArgs";
 
-	private Set<String> standardSources = new HashSet<String>(
+	private Set<String> standardSources = new HashSet<>(
 			Arrays.asList(StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME,
 					StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME,
 					StandardServletEnvironment.JNDI_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class ContextRefresher {
 		return keys;
 	}
 
-	private void addConfigFilesToEnvironment() {
+	/* for testing */ ConfigurableApplicationContext addConfigFilesToEnvironment() {
 		ConfigurableApplicationContext capture = null;
 		try {
 			StandardEnvironment environment = copyEnvironment(
@@ -105,9 +105,22 @@ public class ContextRefresher {
 		}
 		finally {
 			ConfigurableApplicationContext closeable = capture;
-			closeable.close();
+			while (closeable != null) {
+				try {
+					closeable.close();
+				}
+				catch (Exception e) {
+					// Ignore;
+				}
+				if (closeable.getParent() instanceof ConfigurableApplicationContext) {
+					closeable = (ConfigurableApplicationContext) closeable.getParent();
+				}
+				else {
+					break;
+				}
+			}
 		}
-
+		return capture;
 	}
 
 	// Don't use ConfigurableEnvironment.merge() in case there are clashes with property
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresherTests.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresherTests.java
index 1e52461b..5117d740 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresherTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresherTests.java
@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ public class ContextRefresherTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void parentContextIsClosed() {
+		// Use spring.cloud.bootstrap.name to switch off the defaults (which would pick up
+		// a bootstrapProperties immediately
+		context = SpringApplication.run(ContextRefresherTests.class,
+				"--spring.main.webEnvironment=false", "--debug=false",
+				"--spring.main.bannerMode=OFF", "--spring.cloud.bootstrap.name=refresh");
+		ContextRefresher refresher = new ContextRefresher(context, scope);
+		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(context,
+				"spring.cloud.bootstrap.sources: org.springframework.cloud.context.refresh.ContextRefresherTests.PropertySourceConfiguration\n"
+						+ "");
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext refresherContext = refresher.addConfigFilesToEnvironment();
+		assertThat(refresherContext.getParent()).isNotNull().isInstanceOf(ConfigurableApplicationContext.class);
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext parent = (ConfigurableApplicationContext) refresherContext.getParent();
+		assertThat(parent.isActive()).isFalse();
+	}
 	private List<String> names(MutablePropertySources propertySources) {
 		List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (PropertySource<?> p : propertySources) {