diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
index 9dd2af8048..10edc51927 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
@@ -274,9 +274,6 @@
 				end);
 			end
 
-		--close the database connection
-			dbh:release();
-
 		--set the xml array and then concatenate the array to a string
 			if (continue and password) then
 				--build the xml