diff --git a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/debug/node/NodeAttachDebugDelegate.java b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/debug/node/NodeAttachDebugDelegate.java
index 377fdac424..9852dec441 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/debug/node/NodeAttachDebugDelegate.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/debug/node/NodeAttachDebugDelegate.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2019 Red Hat Inc. and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 2024 Red Hat Inc. and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made
  * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public void launch(ILaunchConfiguration configuration, String mode, ILaunch laun
 			int port = 0;
 			try (ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(0)) {
 				port = serverSocket.getLocalPort();
-				serverSocket.close();
 			} catch (IOException ex) {
 				ILog.get().error(ex.getMessage(), ex);
 			}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/debug/node/VSCodeJSDebugDelegate.java b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/debug/node/VSCodeJSDebugDelegate.java
index 05fe928279..edbd534160 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/debug/node/VSCodeJSDebugDelegate.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.wildwebdeveloper/src/org/eclipse/wildwebdeveloper/debug/node/VSCodeJSDebugDelegate.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2018, 2023 Red Hat Inc. and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2024 Red Hat Inc. and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made
  * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ public void launch(ILaunchConfiguration configuration, String mode, ILaunch laun
 			int port = 0;
 			try (ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(0)) {
 				port = serverSocket.getLocalPort();
-				serverSocket.close();
 			} catch (IOException ex) {
 				ILog.get().error(ex.getMessage(), ex);
 			}