diff --git a/vdirsyncer/sync/status.py b/vdirsyncer/sync/status.py
index 1f3f910..b5f5246 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/sync/status.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/sync/status.py
@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@ class SqliteStatus(_StatusBase):
             ); """
             )
 
+    def close(self):
+        if self._c:
+            self._c.close()
+            self._c = None
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        self.close()
+
     def _is_latest_version(self):
         try:
             return bool(