diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 4186fabf1fc..95e5605ace8 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 jetty-7.0.0.M2-SNAPSHOT
-+ JETTY-941 Linux chkconfig hint
-+ JETTY-996 Make start-stop-daemon optional
+ + JETTY-941 Linux chkconfig hint
+ + JETTY-959 CGI servlet doesn't kill the CGI in case the client disconnects
+ + JETTY-996 Make start-stop-daemon optional
 
 jetty-7.0.0.M1 22 April 2009
  + 271258 FORM Authentication dispatch handling avoids caching
diff --git a/jetty-servlets/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlets/CGI.java b/jetty-servlets/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlets/CGI.java
index 5f494baf575..0288e140e26 100644
--- a/jetty-servlets/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlets/CGI.java
+++ b/jetty-servlets/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlets/CGI.java
@@ -355,7 +355,16 @@ public class CGI extends HttpServlet
         finally
         {
             if( os != null )
-            	os.close();
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    os.close();
+                }
+                catch(Exception e)
+                {
+                    Log.ignore(e);
+                }
+            }
             os = null;
             p.destroy();
             // Log.debug("CGI: terminated!");