diff --git a/src/Core/PConfig/Repository/PConfig.php b/src/Core/PConfig/Repository/PConfig.php
index 0b47fad67d..d3b68b8ce1 100644
--- a/src/Core/PConfig/Repository/PConfig.php
+++ b/src/Core/PConfig/Repository/PConfig.php
@@ -75,11 +75,12 @@ class PConfig
 				}
 			}
 		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
-			throw new PConfigPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot load config category "%s" for user %d', $cat, $uid), $exception);
-		} finally {
 			$this->db->close($configs);
+			throw new PConfigPersistenceException(sprintf('Cannot load config category "%s" for user %d', $cat, $uid), $exception);
 		}
 
+		$this->db->close($configs);
+
 		return $return;
 	}