diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index bff5714ea..78278e795 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ Stefan Bodewig
 Stefano Mazzocchi
 Stephane Bailliez
 stephan
+Stephan Michels
 Stephen Chin
 Steve Cohen
 Steve Loughran
diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 03dd33a41..9f5212f26 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ Fixed bugs:
 * <junit> task did not print all the Test names when using forkmode='once'.
   Bugzilla report 37426.
 
+* <available> could leak resources, Bugzilla Report 38260.
+
 Other changes:
 --------------
 * Minor performance improvements Bugzilla report 37777
diff --git a/contributors.xml b/contributors.xml
index 9a4e61cde..c03f30634 100644
--- a/contributors.xml
+++ b/contributors.xml
@@ -856,6 +856,10 @@
 	<name>
 		<last>stephan</last>
 	</name>
+  <name>
+    <first>Stephan</first>
+    <last>Michels</last>
+  </name>
 	<name>
 		<first>Stephen</first>
 		<last>Chin</last>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
index 822aa7ca1..beec53e71 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright  2000-2005 The Apache Software Foundation
+ * Copyright  2000-2006 The Apache Software Foundation
  *
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition {
      * @exception BuildException if the condition is not configured correctly
      */
     public boolean eval() throws BuildException {
+        try {
         if (classname == null && file == null && resource == null) {
             throw new BuildException("At least one of (classname|file|"
                                      + "resource) is required", getLocation());
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition {
                 Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
             return false;
         }
+        } finally {
         if (loader != null) {
             loader.cleanup();
             loader = null;
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ public class Available extends Task implements Condition {
         if (!isTask) {
             setTaskName(null);
         }
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
index 0a1e17792..8506fc071 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/ejb/WeblogicDeploymentTool.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright  2000-2005 The Apache Software Foundation
+ * Copyright  2000-2006 The Apache Software Foundation
  *
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ public class WeblogicDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool {
         JarFile wlJar = null;
         File newWLJarFile = null;
         JarOutputStream newJarStream = null;
+        ClassLoader genericLoader = null;
 
         try {
             log("Checking if weblogic Jar needs to be rebuilt for jar " + weblogicJarFile.getName(),
@@ -694,8 +695,7 @@ public class WeblogicDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool {
                 }
 
                 //Cycle Through generic and make sure its in weblogic
-                ClassLoader genericLoader
-                    = getClassLoaderFromJar(genericJarFile);
+                genericLoader = getClassLoaderFromJar(genericJarFile);
 
                 for (Enumeration e = genericEntries.keys(); e.hasMoreElements();) {
                     String filepath = (String) e.nextElement();
@@ -797,11 +797,6 @@ public class WeblogicDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool {
                     log("Weblogic Jar rebuild needed due to changed "
                          + "interface or XML", Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
                 }
-
-                if (genericLoader instanceof AntClassLoader) {
-                    AntClassLoader loader = (AntClassLoader) genericLoader;
-                    loader.cleanup();
-                }
             } else {
                 rebuild = true;
             }
@@ -846,6 +841,11 @@ public class WeblogicDeploymentTool extends GenericDeploymentTool {
                     rebuild = true;
                 }
             }
+            if (genericLoader != null
+                && genericLoader instanceof AntClassLoader) {
+                AntClassLoader loader = (AntClassLoader) genericLoader;
+                loader.cleanup();
+            }
         }
 
         return rebuild;