diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/networking/udp/UDPTest.java b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/networking/udp/UDPTest.java
index fb8e1eb366..cf35c07ab3 100644
--- a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/networking/udp/UDPTest.java
+++ b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/networking/udp/UDPTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ public class UDPTest {
 
     @After
     public void tearDown() {
-        client.sendEcho("end");
+        stopEchoServer();
         client.close();
     }
+
+    private void stopEchoServer() {
+        client.sendEcho("end");
+    }
 }