diff --git a/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSD.cs b/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSD.cs
index 76e439f9e7..342164d9af 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSD.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSD.cs
@@ -107,17 +107,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Capabilities
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static byte[] LLSDSerialize(object obj)
         {
-            StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
-            XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw);
-            writer.Formatting = Formatting.None;
+            using(StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
+            using(XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
+            {
+                writer.Formatting = Formatting.None;
 
-            writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "llsd", String.Empty);
-            LLSDWriteOne(writer, obj);
-            writer.WriteEndElement();
-
-            writer.Close();
-
-            return Util.UTF8.GetBytes(sw.ToString());
+                writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "llsd", String.Empty);
+                LLSDWriteOne(writer, obj);
+                writer.WriteEndElement();
+                writer.Flush();
+                return Util.UTF8.GetBytes(sw.ToString());
+            }           
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSDHelpers.cs b/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSDHelpers.cs
index 4a7c6a54c9..e54618d3b5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSDHelpers.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSDHelpers.cs
@@ -41,30 +41,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Capabilities
 
         public static string SerialiseLLSDReply(object obj)
         {
-            StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
-            XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw);
-            writer.Formatting = Formatting.None;
-            writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "llsd", String.Empty);
-            SerializeOSDType(writer, obj);
-            writer.WriteEndElement();
-            writer.Close();
-
+            using(StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
+            using(XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
+            {
+                writer.Formatting = Formatting.None;
+                writer.WriteStartElement(String.Empty, "llsd", String.Empty);
+                SerializeOSDType(writer, obj);
+                writer.WriteEndElement();
+                writer.Flush();
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[LLSD Helpers]: Generated serialized LLSD reply {0}", sw.ToString());
 
-            return sw.ToString();
+                return sw.ToString();
+            }
         }
 
         public static string SerialiseLLSDReplyNoHeader(object obj)
         {
-            StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
-            XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw);
-            writer.Formatting = Formatting.None;
-            SerializeOSDType(writer, obj);
-            writer.Close();
-
+            using(StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
+            using(XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sw))
+            {
+                writer.Formatting = Formatting.None;
+                SerializeOSDType(writer, obj);
+                writer.Flush();
             //m_log.DebugFormat("[LLSD Helpers]: Generated serialized LLSD reply {0}", sw.ToString());
 
-            return sw.ToString();
+                return sw.ToString();
+            }
         }
 
         private static void SerializeOSDType(XmlTextWriter writer, object obj)