diff --git a/src/sb_lua.c b/src/sb_lua.c
index 3332fd70e..1babcb8ac 100644
--- a/src/sb_lua.c
+++ b/src/sb_lua.c
@@ -828,9 +828,6 @@ int sb_lua_close_state(lua_State *state)
 {
   sb_lua_ctxt_t * const ctxt = &tls_lua_ctxt;
 
-  if (state != NULL)
-    lua_close(state);
-
   if (ctxt != NULL)
   {
     sb_lua_db_disconnect(state);
@@ -842,6 +839,9 @@ int sb_lua_close_state(lua_State *state)
     }
   }
 
+  if (state != NULL)
+    lua_close(state);
+
   ctxt->L = NULL;
 
   return 0;