diff --git a/cmd/geth/snapshot.go b/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
index 5e1c784730..be1f9c99df 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ func checkDanglingStorage(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stack, _ := makeConfigNode(ctx)
 	defer stack.Close()
 
-	return snapshot.CheckDanglingStorage(utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true))
+	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer db.Close()
+	return snapshot.CheckDanglingStorage(db)
 }
 
 // traverseState is a helper function used for pruning verification.