diff --git a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/Control.cs b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/Control.cs
index 8604e3e..711542c 100644
--- a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/Control.cs
+++ b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/Control.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace IEC61850
         /// <summary>
         /// Control object.
         /// </summary>
-		public class ControlObject
+		public class ControlObject : IDisposable
 		{
 			[DllImport("iec61850", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 			private static extern LastApplErrorInternal ControlObjectClient_getLastApplError(IntPtr self);
@@ -183,12 +183,6 @@ namespace IEC61850
 				ControlObjectClient_setCommandTerminationHandler(controlObject, intCommandTerminationHandler, controlObject);
 			}
 
-			~ControlObject ()
-			{
-				if (this.controlObject != System.IntPtr.Zero)
-					ControlObjectClient_destroy(controlObject);
-			}
-
             /// <summary>
             /// Gets the control model.
             /// </summary>
@@ -443,6 +437,18 @@ namespace IEC61850
 				this.commandTerminationHandlerParameter = parameter;
 			}
 
+			protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing) {
+				if (this.controlObject != System.IntPtr.Zero) {
+					ControlObjectClient_destroy (controlObject);
+					this.controlObject = System.IntPtr.Zero;
+				}
+			}
+
+			public void Dispose() {
+				Dispose (true);
+			}
+				
+
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/dotnet/control/ControlExample.cs b/dotnet/control/ControlExample.cs
index 5504f31..7bce2ee 100644
--- a/dotnet/control/ControlExample.cs
+++ b/dotnet/control/ControlExample.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ namespace control
 					Thread.Sleep(1000);
 				}
 
-                con.Abort();
+				// has to be called before IedConnection dispose method!
+				control.Dispose();
+
+             	con.Abort();
             }
             catch (IedConnectionException e)
             {