diff --git a/htdocs/viewimage.php b/htdocs/viewimage.php
index ce812cf048c..6acdcf8cfde 100644
--- a/htdocs/viewimage.php
+++ b/htdocs/viewimage.php
@@ -445,4 +445,6 @@ else					// Open and return file
     readfile($original_file_osencoded);
 }
 
+
+if (is_object($db)) $db->close();
 ?>