diff --git a/stdlib/ktSrc/JavaIo.kt b/stdlib/ktSrc/JavaIo.kt
index 0eba940c2a1..e687c90a655 100644
--- a/stdlib/ktSrc/JavaIo.kt
+++ b/stdlib/ktSrc/JavaIo.kt
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ private val stdin : BufferedReader = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(object : I
 
 inline fun readLine() : String? = stdin.readLine()
 
-/** Uses the given resource then closes it to ensure its closed again */
-inline fun <T: Closeable, R> T.foreach(block: (T)-> R) : R {
+/** Uses the given resource then closes it down correctly whether an exception is thrown or not */
+inline fun <T: Closeable, R> T.use(block: (T)-> R) : R {
   var closed = false
   try {
     return block(this)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ inline fun Reader.buffered(): BufferedReader = if(this is BufferedReader) this e
 inline fun Reader.buffered(bufferSize: Int) = BufferedReader(this, bufferSize)
 
 inline fun Reader.foreachLine(block: (String) -> Unit): Unit {
-  this.foreach{
+  this.use{
     val iter = buffered().lineIterator()
     while (iter.hasNext) {
       val elem = iter.next()
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ inline fun Reader.foreachLine(block: (String) -> Unit): Unit {
   }
 }
 
-inline fun <T> Reader.useLines(block: (Iterator<String>) -> T): T = this.buffered().foreach<BufferedReader, T>{block(it.lineIterator())}
+inline fun <T> Reader.useLines(block: (Iterator<String>) -> T): T = this.buffered().use<BufferedReader, T>{block(it.lineIterator())}
 /**
  * Returns an iterator over each line.
  * <b>Note</b> the caller must close the underlying <code>BufferedReader</code>
diff --git a/testlib/test/IoTest.kt b/testlib/test/IoTest.kt
index 058f610c32f..27a95b35780 100644
--- a/testlib/test/IoTest.kt
+++ b/testlib/test/IoTest.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class IoTest() : TestCase() {
     val list = ArrayList<String>()
     val reader = sample().buffered()
 
-    reader.foreach{
+    reader.use{
       while (true) {
         val line = it.readLine()
         if (line != null)