diff --git a/internal/impl/gcp/output_pubsub.go b/internal/impl/gcp/output_pubsub.go
index 0457ff474..8a4a4d8a4 100644
--- a/internal/impl/gcp/output_pubsub.go
+++ b/internal/impl/gcp/output_pubsub.go
@@ -300,7 +300,9 @@ func (out *pubsubOutput) Close(_ context.Context) error {
 		out.clientCancel()
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	err := out.client.Close()
+	out.client = nil
+	return err
 }
 
 func (out *pubsubOutput) writeMessage(ctx context.Context, cachedTopics map[string]pubsubTopic, msg *service.Message) (publishResult, error) {
diff --git a/internal/impl/gcp/output_pubsub_test.go b/internal/impl/gcp/output_pubsub_test.go
index bd53f5aef..c31b98234 100644
--- a/internal/impl/gcp/output_pubsub_test.go
+++ b/internal/impl/gcp/output_pubsub_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func TestPubSubOutput(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client.On("Topic", "test_foo").Return(fooTopic).Once()
 	client.On("Topic", "test_bar").Return(barTopic).Once()
+	client.On("Close").Return(nil).Once()
 
 	fooMsgA := service.NewMessage([]byte("foo_a"))
 	fooResA := &mockPublishResult{}
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func TestPubSubOutput_MessageAttr(t *testing.T) {
 	fooTopic.On("Publish", "foo", mock.AnythingOfType("*pubsub.Message")).Return(fooMsgA).Once()
 
 	client.On("Topic", "test").Return(fooTopic).Once()
+	client.On("Close").Return(nil).Once()
 
 	out, err := newPubSubOutput(conf)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create output")
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ func TestPubSubOutput_MissingTopic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client.On("Topic", "test_foo").Return(fooTopic).Once()
 	client.On("Topic", "test_bar").Return(barTopic).Once()
+	client.On("Close").Return(nil).Once()
 
 	out, err := newPubSubOutput(conf)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create output")
@@ -240,6 +243,7 @@ func TestPubSubOutput_PublishErrors(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client.On("Topic", "test_foo").Return(fooTopic).Once()
 	client.On("Topic", "test_bar").Return(barTopic).Once()
+	client.On("Close").Return(nil).Once()
 
 	fooMsgA := service.NewMessage([]byte("foo_a"))
 	fooResA := &mockPublishResult{}
diff --git a/internal/impl/gcp/pubsub.go b/internal/impl/gcp/pubsub.go
index 1cd39a46a..f32b3044c 100644
--- a/internal/impl/gcp/pubsub.go
+++ b/internal/impl/gcp/pubsub.go
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub"
 )
 
+var (
+	_ pubsubClient = (*airGappedPubsubClient)(nil)
+)
+
 type pubsubClient interface {
 	Topic(id string, settings *pubsub.PublishSettings) pubsubTopic
+	Close() error
 }
 
 type pubsubTopic interface {
@@ -39,6 +44,10 @@ type airGappedPubsubClient struct {
 	c *pubsub.Client
 }
 
+func (ac *airGappedPubsubClient) Close() error {
+	return ac.c.Close()
+}
+
 func (ac *airGappedPubsubClient) Topic(id string, settings *pubsub.PublishSettings) pubsubTopic {
 	t := ac.c.Topic(id)
 	t.PublishSettings = *settings
diff --git a/internal/impl/gcp/pubsub_mock_test.go b/internal/impl/gcp/pubsub_mock_test.go
index 1efa8dd03..97045c952 100644
--- a/internal/impl/gcp/pubsub_mock_test.go
+++ b/internal/impl/gcp/pubsub_mock_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ type mockPubSubClient struct {
 
 var _ pubsubClient = &mockPubSubClient{}
 
+func (c *mockPubSubClient) Close() error {
+	args := c.Called()
+
+	return args.Error(0)
+}
+
 func (c *mockPubSubClient) Topic(id string, settings *pubsub.PublishSettings) pubsubTopic {
 	args := c.Called(id)