diff --git a/dbHandle/handle.go b/dbHandle/handle.go
index 10d2591..21930af 100644
--- a/dbHandle/handle.go
+++ b/dbHandle/handle.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ func (db *DB) GetEverything() ([]*randomdata.RandomData, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	defer rows.Close()
+
 	var contents []*randomdata.RandomData
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var id uint
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ func (db *DB) GetSpecific(id uint) (*randomdata.RandomData, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	defer row.Close()
+
 	// there should be only one row, because we looked for a specific ID, which is a primary key
 	for row.Next() {
 		var id uint