diff --git a/cmd/migrate.go b/cmd/migrate.go
index 5fe9abb..3f9c53e 100644
--- a/cmd/migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/migrate.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func runMigrations(conf *DBConf, target int) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("couldn't open DB:", err)
 	}
+    defer db.Close()
 
 	current, e := ensureDBVersion(db)
 	if e != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/migration_sql.go b/cmd/migration_sql.go
index 57d0e35..e77285e 100644
--- a/cmd/migration_sql.go
+++ b/cmd/migration_sql.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ func runSQLMigration(db *sql.DB, script string, v int, direction bool) (count in
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("db.Begin:", err)
 	}
-	defer db.Close()
 
 	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(script)
 	if err != nil {