Index: osc/core.py
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--- osc/core.py	(Revision 3704)
+++ osc/core.py	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1385,11 +1385,12 @@
                     raise
 
 
-    fd = urllib2.urlopen(req, data=data)
+    try:
+        fd = urllib2.urlopen(req, data=data)
+    finally:
+        if hasattr(conf.cookiejar, 'save'):
+            conf.cookiejar.save(ignore_discard=True)
 
-    if hasattr(conf.cookiejar, 'save'):
-        conf.cookiejar.save(ignore_discard=True)
-
     if filefd: filefd.close()
 
     # this code is for debugging empty responses from api.opensuse.org