diff --git a/backend/lib/worker.py b/backend/lib/worker.py
index 662c32e4e..de9f3802a 100644
--- a/backend/lib/worker.py
+++ b/backend/lib/worker.py
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ def run(self):
 			frames = [frame.filename.split("/").pop() + ":" + str(frame.lineno) for frame in frames]
 			location = "->".join(frames)
 			self.log.error("Worker %s raised exception %s and will abort: %s at %s" % (self.type, e.__class__.__name__, str(e), location))
-		finally:
-			self.db.close()
 
 	def abort(self):
 		"""