diff --git a/src/Database.cpp b/src/Database.cpp
index 5367d39..38d395f 100644
--- a/src/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/Database.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ void Database::open() {
     std::cout << message << std::endl;
 }
 
+void Database::close() {
+    sqlite3_close(db);
+}
+
 void Database::createTables() {
 
     char* errMsg = 0;
diff --git a/src/Database.hpp b/src/Database.hpp
index 3baec86..0f338a8 100644
--- a/src/Database.hpp
+++ b/src/Database.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Database {
 #pragma endregion DatabaseStructs
 
     void open();
+    void close();
     void createTables();
     int getTableSize(std::string tableName);
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index aabfee3..d0b7f11 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ void terminate(int arg) {
 
     if (shardServer != nullptr && shardThread != nullptr)
         shardServer->kill();
-
+    
+    Database::close();
     exit(0);
 }