diff --git a/embark/uploader/boundedexecutor.py b/embark/uploader/boundedexecutor.py
index 0daa7a88..36585bcc 100644
--- a/embark/uploader/boundedexecutor.py
+++ b/embark/uploader/boundedexecutor.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import close_old_connections
 
 from uploader import finish_execution
 from uploader.archiver import Archiver
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ def run_emba_cmd(cls, cmd, analysis_id=None, active_analyzer_dir=None):
             if return_code != 0:
                 raise BoundedException("EMBA has non zero exit-code")
 
+            close_old_connections()
             # get csv log location
             csv_log_location = f"{settings.EMBA_LOG_ROOT}/{analysis_id}/emba_logs/csv_logs/f50_base_aggregator.csv"