diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9a26f3f..0116c06 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ requires = [
   "ome-types>=0.4.2",
   "zarr>=2.6.1,<3",
   "scyjava",
-  "jpype1",
+  "jpype1<1.5.1",
   "tifffile>=2022.8.12",
   "bfiocpp"
 ]
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "ome-types>=0.4.2",
     "zarr>=2.6.1,<3",
     "scyjava",
-    "jpype1",
+    "jpype1<1.5.1",
     "tifffile>=2022.8.12",
     "bfiocpp"
 ]
diff --git a/src/bfio/backends.py b/src/bfio/backends.py
index 4bc52e3..cb1b8c2 100644
--- a/src/bfio/backends.py
+++ b/src/bfio/backends.py
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ def _read_image(self, X, Y, Z, C, T, output):
 
         def close(self):
             if jpype.isJVMStarted() and self._rdr is not None:
-                self._rdr.close()
+                self._rdr.close(False)
 
         def __del__(self):
             self.close()