diff --git a/openerp/sql_db.py b/openerp/sql_db.py
index 1c57b729569..39c87049fb0 100644
--- a/openerp/sql_db.py
+++ b/openerp/sql_db.py
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ class ConnectionPool(object):
             for i, (cnx, used) in enumerate(self._connections):
                 if not used:
                     self._connections.pop(i)
+                    if not cnx.closed:
+                        cnx.close()
                     self._debug('Removing old connection at index %d: %r', i, cnx.dsn)
                     break
             else: