diff --git a/poller-service.py b/poller-service.py
index a9cae2623..c46d81a4d 100755
--- a/poller-service.py
+++ b/poller-service.py
@@ -96,10 +96,7 @@ class DB:
                 self.connect()
             except (AttributeError, MySQLdb.ProgrammingError):
                 log.warning('WARNING: MySQL Programming Error during query, attempting query again.')
-                try:
-                    cursor.close()
-                except:
-                    pass
+                cursor.close()
 
 
 def get_config_data():