1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/ftp.rb b/lib/net/ftp.rb
index 3dc1e2efb4..5be2981dd0 100644
--- a/lib/net/ftp.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ftp.rb
@@ -933,10 +933,14 @@ module Net
     #
     def close
       if @sock and not @sock.closed?
-        @sock.shutdown(Socket::SHUT_WR) rescue nil
-        @sock.read_timeout = 3
-        @sock.read rescue nil
-        @sock.close
+        begin
+          @sock.shutdown(Socket::SHUT_WR) rescue nil
+          orig, self.read_timeout = self.read_timeout, 3
+          @sock.read rescue nil
+        ensure
+          @sock.close
+          self.read_timeout = orig
+        end
       end
     end