diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/jndi/ldap/LdapCtx.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/jndi/ldap/LdapCtx.java
index bec6fd0e761f8cc5c091008ce17c472a35413ae7..5f9462c593172511980ec9de87adc719feab5889 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/jndi/ldap/LdapCtx.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/jndi/ldap/LdapCtx.java
@@ -302,7 +302,16 @@ final public class LdapCtx extends ComponentDirContext
 
         schemaTrees = new Hashtable(11, 0.75f);
         initEnv();
-        connect(false);
+        try {
+            connect(false);
+        } catch (NamingException e) {
+            try {
+                close();
+            } catch (Exception e2) {
+                // Nothing
+            }
+            throw e;
+        }
     }
 
     LdapCtx(LdapCtx existing, String newDN) throws NamingException {