diff --git a/experiments/skin-database/cli.js b/experiments/skin-database/cli.js
index dd0e8e0c..c643f143 100755
--- a/experiments/skin-database/cli.js
+++ b/experiments/skin-database/cli.js
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ async function main() {
     default:
       console.log(`Unknown command ${argv._[0]}`);
   }
-  await db.close();
 }
 
 main();