diff --git a/poller-service.py b/poller-service.py
index c78e12e53..fc42af4a1 100755
--- a/poller-service.py
+++ b/poller-service.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class DB:
                 self.connect()
             except (AttributeError, MySQLdb.ProgrammingError):
                 log.warning('WARNING: MySQL Programming Error during query, attempting query again.')
+                cursor.close()
 
 
 def get_config_data():