diff --git a/src/rest.c b/src/rest.c
index ed8c36d..99fc7a6 100644
--- a/src/rest.c
+++ b/src/rest.c
@@ -1532,7 +1532,6 @@ static int og_get_client_mode_params(struct og_dbi *dbi, const char *mac, char *
 		dbi_conn_error(dbi->conn, &msglog);
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, "failed to query database (%s:%d) %s\n",
 		       __func__, __LINE__, msglog);
-		og_dbi_close(dbi);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1541,7 +1540,6 @@ static int og_get_client_mode_params(struct og_dbi *dbi, const char *mac, char *
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, "failed to query database (%s:%d) %s\n", // TODO
 		       __func__, __LINE__, msglog);
 		dbi_result_free(result);
-		og_dbi_close(dbi);
 		return -1;
 	}