diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxConnector.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxConnector.java
index 65c8a566a3d87..0da7f1dbf082d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxConnector.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxConnector.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.openhab.binding.powermax.internal.message.PowermaxBaseMessage;
 import org.openhab.binding.powermax.internal.message.PowermaxMessageEvent;
 import org.openhab.binding.powermax.internal.message.PowermaxMessageEventListener;
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ public abstract class PowermaxConnector implements PowermaxConnectorInterface {
     /**
      * Cleanup everything; to be called when closing the communication
      */
-    protected void cleanup() {
+    protected void cleanup(boolean closeStreams) {
         logger.debug("cleanup(): cleaning up Connection");
 
         if (readerThread != null) {
@@ -62,12 +61,22 @@ protected void cleanup() {
             }
         }
 
-        if (output != null) {
-            IOUtils.closeQuietly(output);
-        }
+        if (closeStreams) {
+            if (output != null) {
+                try {
+                    output.close();
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    logger.debug("Error while closing the output stream: {}", e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
 
-        if (input != null) {
-            IOUtils.closeQuietly(input);
+            if (input != null) {
+                try {
+                    input.close();
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    logger.debug("Error while closing the input stream: {}", e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         readerThread = null;
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxSerialConnector.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxSerialConnector.java
index 9a87b04e534ba..af98248516fc9 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxSerialConnector.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxSerialConnector.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public void close() {
             serialPort.removeEventListener();
         }
 
-        super.cleanup();
+        super.cleanup(true);
 
         if (serialPort != null) {
             serialPort.close();
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxTcpConnector.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxTcpConnector.java
index 3c4a558f1eb39..f5bb3fa0d7c4b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxTcpConnector.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.powermax/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/powermax/internal/connector/PowermaxTcpConnector.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 
-import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -87,10 +86,14 @@ public void open() {
     public void close() {
         logger.debug("close(): Closing TCP Connection");
 
-        super.cleanup();
+        super.cleanup(false);
 
         if (tcpSocket != null) {
-            IOUtils.closeQuietly(tcpSocket);
+            try {
+                tcpSocket.close();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                logger.debug("Error while closing the socket: {}", e.getMessage());
+            }
         }
 
         tcpSocket = null;