diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 85e71075a9..b4d20586ad 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -1538,6 +1538,8 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 			$return[] = $contact['id'];
 		}
 
+		dba::close($stmt);
+
 		$contact_ids = $return;
 	}
 }