diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/ContextBase.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/ContextBase.java
index b7144ea946..4de25d089a 100755
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/ContextBase.java
+++ b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/ContextBase.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public boolean isStarted() {
    * shutdown hook
    */
   public void reset() {
-	  removeShutdownHook();
+    removeShutdownHook();
     getLifeCycleManager().reset();
     propertyMap.clear();
     objectMap.clear();
diff --git a/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/util/Compare.java b/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/util/Compare.java
index c1df0a9647..b76b8e1390 100644
--- a/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/util/Compare.java
+++ b/logback-core/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/core/util/Compare.java
@@ -19,161 +19,171 @@
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.io.Reader;
 import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;
-import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
-import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
 import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
 
 public class Compare {
-  static final int B1_NULL = -1;
-  static final int B2_NULL = -2;
-
-  public static boolean compare(String file1, String file2) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
-    if (file1.endsWith(".gz")) {
-      return gzFileCompare(file1, file2);
-    } else if(file1.endsWith(".zip")) {
-      return zipFileCompare(file1, file2);
-    } else {
-      return regularFileCompare(file1, file2);
+    static final int B1_NULL = -1;
+    static final int B2_NULL = -2;
+
+    public static boolean compare(String file1, String file2) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+        if (file1.endsWith(".gz")) {
+            return gzFileCompare(file1, file2);
+        } else if (file1.endsWith(".zip")) {
+            return zipFileCompare(file1, file2);
+        } else {
+            return regularFileCompare(file1, file2);
+        }
     }
-  }
-
-  static BufferedReader gzFileToBufferedReader(String file) throws IOException {
-    FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
-    GZIPInputStream gzis = new GZIPInputStream(fis);
-    return new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(gzis));
-  }
-
-  static BufferedReader zipFileToBufferedReader(String file) throws IOException {
-    FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
-    ZipInputStream zis = new  ZipInputStream(fis);
-    zis.getNextEntry();
-    return new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(zis));
-  }
-  public static boolean gzFileCompare(String file1, String file2) throws IOException {
-    BufferedReader in1 = gzFileToBufferedReader(file1);
-    BufferedReader in2 = gzFileToBufferedReader(file2);
-    return bufferCompare(in1, in2, file1, file2);
-  }
-
-  public static boolean zipFileCompare(String file1, String file2) throws IOException {
-    BufferedReader in1 = zipFileToBufferedReader(file1);
-    BufferedReader in2 = zipFileToBufferedReader(file2);
-    return bufferCompare(in1, in2, file1, file2);
-  }
-  public static boolean regularFileCompare(String file1, String file2)
-      throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
-    BufferedReader in1 = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file1));
-    BufferedReader in2 = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file2));
-    return bufferCompare(in1, in2, file1, file2);
-  }
-
-  public static boolean bufferCompare(BufferedReader in1, BufferedReader in2,
-      String file1, String file2) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
-
-    String s1;
-    int lineCounter = 0;
-
-    while ((s1 = in1.readLine()) != null) {
-      lineCounter++;
-
-      String s2 = in2.readLine();
-
-      if (!s1.equals(s2)) {
-        System.out.println("Files [" + file1 + "] and [" + file2
-            + "] differ on line " + lineCounter);
-        System.out.println("One reads:  [" + s1 + "].");
-        System.out.println("Other reads:[" + s2 + "].");
-        outputFile(file1);
-        outputFile(file2);
-
-        return false;
-      }
+
+    static BufferedReader gzFileToBufferedReader(String file) throws IOException {
+        FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
+        GZIPInputStream gzis = new GZIPInputStream(fis);
+        return new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(gzis));
     }
 
-    // the second file is longer
-    if (in2.read() != -1) {
-      System.out.println("File [" + file2 + "] longer than file [" + file1
-          + "].");
-      outputFile(file1);
-      outputFile(file2);
+    static BufferedReader zipFileToBufferedReader(String file) throws IOException {
+        FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
+        ZipInputStream zis = new ZipInputStream(fis);
+        zis.getNextEntry();
+        return new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(zis));
+    }
 
-      return false;
+    public static boolean gzFileCompare(String file1, String file2) throws IOException {
+        BufferedReader in1 = gzFileToBufferedReader(file1);
+        BufferedReader in2 = gzFileToBufferedReader(file2);
+        return bufferCompare(in1, in2, file1, file2);
     }
 
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * 
-   * Prints file on the console.
-   * 
-   */
-  private static void outputFile(String file) throws FileNotFoundException,
-      IOException {
-    BufferedReader in1 = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
-
-    String s1;
-    int lineCounter = 0;
-    System.out.println("--------------------------------");
-    System.out.println("Contents of " + file + ":");
-
-    while ((s1 = in1.readLine()) != null) {
-      lineCounter++;
-      System.out.print(lineCounter);
-
-      if (lineCounter < 10) {
-        System.out.print("   : ");
-      } else if (lineCounter < 100) {
-        System.out.print("  : ");
-      } else if (lineCounter < 1000) {
-        System.out.print(" : ");
-      } else {
-        System.out.print(": ");
-      }
-
-      System.out.println(s1);
+    public static boolean zipFileCompare(String file1, String file2) throws IOException {
+        BufferedReader in1 = zipFileToBufferedReader(file1);
+        BufferedReader in2 = zipFileToBufferedReader(file2);
+        return bufferCompare(in1, in2, file1, file2);
     }
-  }
 
-  public static boolean gzCompare(String file1, String file2)
-      throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
-    BufferedReader in1 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
-        new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(file1))));
-    BufferedReader in2 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
-        new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(file2))));
+    public static boolean regularFileCompare(String file1, String file2) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+        BufferedReader in1 = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file1));
+        BufferedReader in2 = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file2));
+        return bufferCompare(in1, in2, file1, file2);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean bufferCompare(BufferedReader in1, BufferedReader in2, String file1, String file2) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+
+        String s1;
+        int lineCounter = 0;
 
-    String s1;
-    int lineCounter = 0;
+        while ((s1 = in1.readLine()) != null) {
+            lineCounter++;
 
-    while ((s1 = in1.readLine()) != null) {
-      lineCounter++;
+            String s2 = in2.readLine();
 
-      String s2 = in2.readLine();
+            if (!s1.equals(s2)) {
+                System.out.println("Files [" + file1 + "] and [" + file2 + "] differ on line " + lineCounter);
+                System.out.println("One reads:  [" + s1 + "].");
+                System.out.println("Other reads:[" + s2 + "].");
+                outputFile(file1);
+                outputFile(file2);
 
-      if (!s1.equals(s2)) {
-        System.out.println("Files [" + file1 + "] and [" + file2
-            + "] differ on line " + lineCounter);
-        System.out.println("One reads:  [" + s1 + "].");
-        System.out.println("Other reads:[" + s2 + "].");
-        outputFile(file1);
-        outputFile(file2);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
 
-        return false;
-      }
+        // the second file is longer
+        if (in2.read() != -1) {
+            System.out.println("File [" + file2 + "] longer than file [" + file1 + "].");
+            outputFile(file1);
+            outputFile(file2);
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
     }
 
-    // the second file is longer
-    if (in2.read() != -1) {
-      System.out.println("File [" + file2 + "] longer than file [" + file1
-          + "].");
-      outputFile(file1);
-      outputFile(file2);
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Prints file on the console.
+     * 
+     */
+    private static void outputFile(String file) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+        BufferedReader in1 = null;
+
+        try {
+            in1 = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
+            String s1;
+            int lineCounter = 0;
+            System.out.println("--------------------------------");
+            System.out.println("Contents of " + file + ":");
+
+            while ((s1 = in1.readLine()) != null) {
+                lineCounter++;
+                System.out.print(lineCounter);
+
+                if (lineCounter < 10) {
+                    System.out.print("   : ");
+                } else if (lineCounter < 100) {
+                    System.out.print("  : ");
+                } else if (lineCounter < 1000) {
+                    System.out.print(" : ");
+                } else {
+                    System.out.print(": ");
+                }
+
+                System.out.println(s1);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            close(in1);
+        }
+    }
 
-      return false;
+    public static boolean gzCompare(String file1, String file2) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+        BufferedReader in1 = null;
+        BufferedReader in2 = null;
+        try {
+            in1 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(file1))));
+            in2 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(file2))));
+
+            String s1;
+            int lineCounter = 0;
+
+            while ((s1 = in1.readLine()) != null) {
+                lineCounter++;
+
+                String s2 = in2.readLine();
+
+                if (!s1.equals(s2)) {
+                    System.out.println("Files [" + file1 + "] and [" + file2 + "] differ on line " + lineCounter);
+                    System.out.println("One reads:  [" + s1 + "].");
+                    System.out.println("Other reads:[" + s2 + "].");
+                    outputFile(file1);
+                    outputFile(file2);
+
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // the second file is longer
+            if (in2.read() != -1) {
+                System.out.println("File [" + file2 + "] longer than file [" + file1 + "].");
+                outputFile(file1);
+                outputFile(file2);
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        } finally {
+            close(in1);
+            close(in2);
+        }
     }
 
-    return true;
-  }
+    static void close(Reader r) {
+        if (r != null)
+            try {
+                r.close();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            }
+    }
 }