diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/SpecialPhrases.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/SpecialPhrases.java
index d70d1bc5f7..0866ebc2f3 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/SpecialPhrases.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/SpecialPhrases.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import net.osmand.Algoritms;
+
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 
@@ -51,28 +53,33 @@ public class SpecialPhrases {
 		m = new HashMap<String,String>();
 		// The InputStream opens the resourceId and sends it to the buffer
 		InputStream is = null;
-		try {
-			is = ctx.getAssets().open("specialphrases/specialphrases_"+lang+".txt");
-		} catch (IOException ex) {
-			// second try: default to English, if this fails, the error is thrown outside
-			is = ctx.getAssets().open("specialphrases/specialphrases_en.txt");
-		}
-		BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
-		String readLine = null;
-
-		// While the BufferedReader readLine is not null 
-		while ((readLine = br.readLine()) != null) {
-			String[] arr = readLine.split(",");
-			if (arr != null && arr.length == 2) {
-				m.put(arr[0], arr[1]);
+		BufferedReader br = null;
+		try{
+			try {
+				is = ctx.getAssets().open("specialphrases/specialphrases_"+lang+".txt");
+			} catch (IOException ex) {
+				// second try: default to English, if this fails, the error is thrown outside
+				is = ctx.getAssets().open("specialphrases/specialphrases_en.txt");
 			}
-			
-		}
+			br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
+			String readLine = null;
 
-		// Close the InputStream and BufferedReader
-		is.close();
-		br.close();
-		
+			// While the BufferedReader readLine is not null 
+			while ((readLine = br.readLine()) != null) {
+				String[] arr = readLine.split(",");
+				if (arr != null && arr.length == 2) {
+					m.put(arr[0], arr[1]);
+				}
+
+			}
+
+			// Close the InputStream and BufferedReader
+			is.close();
+			br.close();
+		} finally {
+			Algoritms.closeStream(is);
+			Algoritms.closeStream(br);
+		}
 
 	}