diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/runner/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/runner/JarResource.java b/independent-projects/bootstrap/runner/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/runner/JarResource.java
index 4bc3147fd37cf..0a8ff83203eb3 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/runner/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/runner/JarResource.java
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/runner/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/runner/JarResource.java
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ public void close() {
             final JarFile zipFileLocal = this.zipFile;
             if (zipFileLocal != null) {
                 try {
+                    this.zipFile = null;
                     zipFileLocal.close();
-                } catch (IOException e) {
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
                     //ignore
                 }
-                this.zipFile = null;
             }
         } finally {
             writeLock.unlock();