diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/google-http-client-1.19/src/test/groovy/AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest.groovy b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/google-http-client-1.19/src/test/groovy/AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest.groovy
index 5f917d9a5aa..cba1c60e772 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/google-http-client-1.19/src/test/groovy/AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest.groovy
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/google-http-client-1.19/src/test/groovy/AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest.groovy
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ abstract class AbstractGoogleHttpClientTest extends HttpClientTest {
     request.setThrowExceptionOnExecuteError(throwExceptionOnError)
 
     HttpResponse response = executeRequest(request)
-    callback?.call()
-
-    return response.getStatusCode()
+    try {
+      callback?.call()
+      return response.getStatusCode()
+    } finally {
+      response.disconnect()
+    }
   }
 
   abstract HttpResponse executeRequest(HttpRequest request)