diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/HttpUtil.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/HttpUtil.java
index 68f4a4c0e..55972eb1e 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/HttpUtil.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/HttpUtil.java
@@ -10,30 +10,18 @@ import java.net.URL;
 public class HttpUtil {
 
     public static String readUrl(String urlString) {
-        BufferedReader reader = null;
-        try {
-            URL url = new URL(urlString);
-            reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()));
+        try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new URL(urlString).openStream()))){
             StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
             int read;
             char[] chars = new char[1024];
             while ((read = reader.read(chars)) != -1) {
                 buffer.append(chars, 0, read);
             }
-
             return buffer.toString();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             if (Settings.DEBUG) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
             }
-        } finally {
-            try {
-                if (reader != null) {
-                    reader.close();
-                }
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-            }
         }
         return null;
     }