diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/VanillaChronicleMap.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/VanillaChronicleMap.java
index 2a5e08a14..4718503ab 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/VanillaChronicleMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/VanillaChronicleMap.java
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ public class VanillaChronicleMap<K, V, R>
 
     public void recover() throws IOException {
         basicRecover();
-        iterationContext().recoverSegments();
+        try (IterationContext<K, V, ?> iterationContext = iterationContext()) {
+            iterationContext.recoverSegments();
+        }
     }
 
     private void initOwnTransients() {