diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
index 35a0de31ae..32df8ecaea 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CloseResourceRule.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
 
     private Set<String> closeTargets = new HashSet<String>();
     private static final StringMultiProperty CLOSE_TARGETS_DESCRIPTOR = new StringMultiProperty("closeTargets",
-            "Methods which may close this resource", new String[] {}, 1.0f, ',');
+            "Methods which may close this resource", new String[] {"close"}, 1.0f, ',');
 
     private static final StringMultiProperty TYPES_DESCRIPTOR = new StringMultiProperty("types", "Affected types",
             new String[] { "java.sql.Connection", "java.sql.Statement", "java.sql.ResultSet" }, 2.0f, ',');
@@ -121,14 +121,8 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
                     if (clazz.getType() != null && types.contains(clazz.getType().getName()) || clazz.getType() == null
                             && simpleTypes.contains(toSimpleType(clazz.getImage())) || types.contains(clazz.getImage())) {
 
-                        // if the variables are initialized with null, then they
-                        // are ignored.
-                        // At some point later in the code, there is an
-                        // assignment - however, this is currently ignored
-                        if (!hasNullInitializer(var)) {
-                            ASTVariableDeclaratorId id = var.getFirstDescendantOfType(ASTVariableDeclaratorId.class);
-                            ids.add(id);
-                        }
+                        ASTVariableDeclaratorId id = var.getFirstDescendantOfType(ASTVariableDeclaratorId.class);
+                        ids.add(id);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -158,7 +152,6 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
         // What are the chances of a Connection being instantiated in a
         // for-loop init block? Anyway, I'm lazy!
         String variableToClose = id.getImage();
-        String target = variableToClose + ".close";
         Node n = var;
 
         while (!(n instanceof ASTBlock) && !(n instanceof ASTConstructorDeclaration)) {
@@ -182,7 +175,9 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
             // variable declaration and
             // the beginning of the try block.
             ASTBlockStatement tryBlock = t.getFirstParentOfType(ASTBlockStatement.class);
-            if (parentBlock.jjtGetParent() == tryBlock.jjtGetParent()) {
+            if (!hasNullInitializer(var) // no need to check for critical statements, if
+                                         // the variable has been initialized with null
+                && parentBlock.jjtGetParent() == tryBlock.jjtGetParent()) {
 
                 List<ASTBlockStatement> blocks = parentBlock.jjtGetParent().findChildrenOfType(ASTBlockStatement.class);
                 int parentBlockIndex = blocks.indexOf(parentBlock);
@@ -208,11 +203,7 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
                 List<ASTName> names = f.findDescendantsOfType(ASTName.class);
                 for (ASTName oName : names) {
                     String name = oName.getImage();
-                    if (name.equals(target) && nullCheckIfCondition(f, oName, variableToClose)) {
-                        closed = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    if (name.contains(".")) {
+                    if (name != null && name.contains(".")) {
                         String[] parts = name.split("\\.");
                         if (parts.length == 2) {
                             String methodName = parts[1];
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
index 46d1dbe9ae..c174bbca19 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/CloseResource.xml
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ New use case
         <rule-property name="closeTargets">commit,close</rule-property>
         <rule-property name="types">DAOTransaction,Connection,Statement,ResulSet</rule-property>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>8</expected-linenumbers>
         <code><![CDATA[
 import java.sql.*;
 public class Foo {
 	public void bar() throws SQLException
 	{
-		DAOTransaction trx = trxManager.open();;
+		DAOTransaction trx = trxManager.open();
 		Connection cnx = pool.newConn();
 		ResultSet rs = null;
 		Statement stmt = null;
@@ -170,8 +171,8 @@ public class Foo {
 		}
 		finally
 		{
-			rs.close(); // Correct
 			//stmt.close(); // Error !!! you have to close the Statement
+			rs.close(); // Correct
 			cnx.commit(); // Correct ( cnx.close() would be equivalent)
 			trx.commit(); // Correct
 		}
@@ -530,6 +531,46 @@ public class Bar {
             }
         }
     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1375 CloseResource not detected properly - ok</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ void bar() {
+  ResultSet rs;
+  Statement stmt = getConnection().createStatement();
+  try {
+  rs = stmt.getResultSet();
+  rs.getString(0);
+  rs.close();
+  } catch (Exception e) {
+    } finally {
+   stmt.close();
+  } 
+ }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#1375 CloseResource not detected properly - false negative</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ void bar() {
+  ResultSet rs = null;
+  Statement stmt = getConnection().createStatement();
+  try {
+  rs = stmt.getResultSet();
+  rs.getString(0);
+  rs.close();
+  } catch (Exception e) {
+    } finally {
+   stmt.close();
+  } 
+ }
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 959de654dc..942615f290 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
 *   [#1364](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1364/): FieldDeclarationsShouldBeAtStartOfClass false positive using multiple annotations
 *   [#1365](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1365/): Aggregated javadoc report is missing
 *   [#1366](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1366/): UselessParentheses false positive on multiple equality operators
+*   [#1375](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1375/): CloseResource not detected properly
 
 **API Changes:**