diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Length.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Length.java
index 6de77ddf6..4be5a3476 100755
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Length.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Length.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.ResourceCollection;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Resources;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.FileResource;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.util.PropertyOutputStream;
 
 /**
@@ -184,13 +185,13 @@ public class Length extends Task implements Condition {
         if (length == null) {
             throw new BuildException(LENGTH_REQUIRED);
         }
-        Long ell = null;
+        Long ell;
         if (STRING.equals(mode)) {
             ell = new Long(getLength(string, getTrim()));
-        } else {
-            ConditionHandler h = new ConditionHandler();
+        } else { 
+            AccumHandler h = new AccumHandler();
             handleResources(h);
-            ell = new Long(h.getLength());
+            ell = new Long(h.getAccum());
         }
         return when.evaluate(ell.compareTo(length));
     }
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ public class Length extends Task implements Condition {
         protected abstract void handle(Resource r);
 
         void complete() {
-            ps.close();
+            FileUtils.close(ps);
         }
     }
 
@@ -294,9 +295,13 @@ public class Length extends Task implements Condition {
        }
     }
 
-    private class AllHandler extends Handler {
+    private class AccumHandler extends Handler {
         private long accum = 0L;
-        AllHandler(PrintStream ps) {
+
+        AccumHandler() {
+            super(null);
+        }
+        protected AccumHandler(PrintStream ps) {
             super(ps);
         }
         protected long getAccum() {
@@ -310,20 +315,16 @@ public class Length extends Task implements Condition {
                 accum += size;
             }
         }
-        void complete() {
-            getPs().print(accum);
-            super.complete();
-        }
     }
 
-    private class ConditionHandler extends AllHandler {
-        ConditionHandler() {
-            super(null);
+    private class AllHandler extends AccumHandler {
+        AllHandler(PrintStream ps) {
+            super(ps);
         }
         void complete() {
-        }
-        long getLength() {
-            return getAccum();
+            getPs().print(getAccum());
+            super.complete();
         }
     }
+
 }