diff --git a/opendevin/runtime/docker/exec_box.py b/opendevin/runtime/docker/exec_box.py
index ab279c5dc0..4c6cbffa61 100644
--- a/opendevin/runtime/docker/exec_box.py
+++ b/opendevin/runtime/docker/exec_box.py
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ class DockerExecBox(Sandbox):
                     container.remove(force=True)
             except docker.errors.NotFound:
                 pass
+        self.docker_client.close()
 
     def get_working_directory(self):
         return self.sandbox_workspace_dir