diff --git a/kombu/connection.py b/kombu/connection.py
index 9d521417..34fe9928 100644
--- a/kombu/connection.py
+++ b/kombu/connection.py
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class BrokerConnection(object):
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, *args):
-        self.release()
+        self.close()
 
     @property
     def connection(self):