diff --git a/include/plugin.php b/include/plugin.php
index 25e65ec248..be06122ea2 100644
--- a/include/plugin.php
+++ b/include/plugin.php
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ function load_hooks() {
 		}
 		$a->hooks[$rr['hook']][] = array($rr['file'],$rr['function']);
 	}
+	dba::close($r);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Core/Config.php b/src/Core/Config.php
index f3c5dc13a1..be0d0def16 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Config {
 				self::$in_db[$family][$k] = true;
 			}
 		}
+		dba::close($r);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Core/PConfig.php b/src/Core/PConfig.php
index 8080573331..5e17243241 100644
--- a/src/Core/PConfig.php
+++ b/src/Core/PConfig.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class PConfig {
 				$a->config[$uid][$family][$k] = $rr['v'];
 				self::$in_db[$uid][$family][$k] = true;
 			}
+			dba::close($r);
 		} else if ($family != 'config') {
 			// Negative caching
 			$a->config[$uid][$family] = "!<unset>!";