diff --git a/libsql/src/local/connection.rs b/libsql/src/local/connection.rs
index 7012651699..4c54f5acd0 100644
--- a/libsql/src/local/connection.rs
+++ b/libsql/src/local/connection.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ impl Connection {
     /// Disconnect from the database.
     pub fn disconnect(&mut self) {
         if Arc::get_mut(&mut self.drop_ref).is_some() {
-            unsafe { libsql_sys::ffi::sqlite3_close_v2(self.raw) };
+            unsafe {
+                libsql_sys::ffi::sqlite3_close_v2(self.raw);
+                self.raw = std::ptr::null_mut();
+            };
         }
     }