diff --git a/src/libauthsrv/authdial.c b/src/libauthsrv/authdial.c
index 5e305a54..98633323 100644
--- a/src/libauthsrv/authdial.c
+++ b/src/libauthsrv/authdial.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ authdial(char *netroot, char *dom)
 		rv = dial(netmkaddr(p, "tcp", "ticket"), 0, 0, 0);
 		if(p != dom)
 			free(p);
+		ndbclose(db);
 		return rv;
 	}
 	p = getenv("auth");