diff --git a/sql-migrate/command_common.go b/sql-migrate/command_common.go
index e5949c6a..e8c76606 100644
--- a/sql-migrate/command_common.go
+++ b/sql-migrate/command_common.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func ApplyMigrations(dir migrate.MigrationDirection, dryrun bool, limit int) err
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer db.Close()
 
 	source := migrate.FileMigrationSource{
 		Dir: env.Dir,
diff --git a/sql-migrate/command_redo.go b/sql-migrate/command_redo.go
index c69ede84..1aae639d 100644
--- a/sql-migrate/command_redo.go
+++ b/sql-migrate/command_redo.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (c *RedoCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
+	defer db.Close()
 
 	source := migrate.FileMigrationSource{
 		Dir: env.Dir,
diff --git a/sql-migrate/command_skip.go b/sql-migrate/command_skip.go
index cc0ea3d1..5a043eb7 100644
--- a/sql-migrate/command_skip.go
+++ b/sql-migrate/command_skip.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func SkipMigrations(dir migrate.MigrationDirection, dryrun bool, limit int) erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer db.Close()
 
 	source := migrate.FileMigrationSource{
 		Dir: env.Dir,
diff --git a/sql-migrate/command_status.go b/sql-migrate/command_status.go
index e3c5d21e..1c1ba5e9 100644
--- a/sql-migrate/command_status.go
+++ b/sql-migrate/command_status.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func (c *StatusCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
 	}
+	defer db.Close()
 
 	source := migrate.FileMigrationSource{
 		Dir: env.Dir,