diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTask.java b/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTask.java
index 4b9172d16..106c098e8 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTask.java
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTask.java
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ public class DependencyCheckTask extends Task {
             LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to connect to the dependency-check database; analysis has stopped");
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "", ex);
         } finally {
-            Settings.cleanup();
+            Settings.cleanup(true);
             if (engine != null) {
                 engine.cleanup();
             }
diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTaskTest.java b/dependency-check-ant/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTaskTest.java
index 7db13a2e7..f13d93df2 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTaskTest.java
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/DependencyCheckTaskTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class DependencyCheckTaskTest extends BuildFileTest {
     public void tearDown() {
         //no cleanup...
         //executeTarget("cleanup");
-        Settings.cleanup();
+        Settings.cleanup(true);
     }
 
     /**