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Ebbsfleet United has managed to ward off the tax man for a fourth time in five months by coughing up an unpaid bill.
Last week it was given a further week to sort out the debt.
When the case returned to London's High Court today a lawyer for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs confirmed it had been paid.
As a result Judge Sally Barber ruled the bankruptcy petition be dismissed.
The Stonebridge Road club first appeared before the court in December, with the same scenario playing out.
Most recently, on March 20 the club was taken back to the same court over another unpaid tax bill for £57,165.
In a replay of the December hearing the judge dismissed that petition after being told that debt had also been paid.
The National League outfit was in illustrious footballing company, with Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic and Oxford United also before the court facing winding up moves.
The move by the tax man against Bolton was suspended after the judge was told that administrators have now been appointed to oversee their affairs.
And the moves against Oldham, again by the tax man, and against Oxford by an undisclosed creditor were dismissed after the judge was told that the debts had been cleared.
If the move to wind up Fleet had succeeded its affairs would effectively have been handed over to an Official Receiver.
His job would then have been to do his best to ensure debts wer paid off by selling any assets available and then bringing business to a close.
It comes as players weren't paid on time for the fourth time.
They accused club owner Dr Abdulla Al-Humaidi of avoiding meetings with them and protested outside the Kuflink Stadium.
