Index: /source/ariba/utility/transport/tcpip/protlib/tp_over_tcp.cpp
===================================================================
--- /source/ariba/utility/transport/tcpip/protlib/tp_over_tcp.cpp	(revision 10073)
+++ /source/ariba/utility/transport/tcpip/protlib/tp_over_tcp.cpp	(revision 10074)
@@ -205,5 +205,6 @@
       ERRLog(tpparam.name,"Connect to " << addr.get_ip_str() << " port #" << addr.get_port() 
 	  << " failed: [" << color[red] << strerror(errno) << color[off] << "]");
-      
+
+      close(new_socket);
       return 0; // error: couldn't connect
     }