diff --git a/libmachine/examples/vbox_create.go b/libmachine/examples/vbox_create.go
index 9ae9f4b7de..d84aefe369 100644
--- a/libmachine/examples/vbox_create.go
+++ b/libmachine/examples/vbox_create.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ func main() {
 	log.SetDebug(true)
 
 	client := libmachine.NewClient("/tmp/automatic", "/tmp/automatic/certs")
+	defer client.Close()
 
 	hostName := "myfunhost"