diff --git a/rxsmserver/__init__.py b/rxsmserver/__init__.py
index 65e1134..4fe5b7b 100644
--- a/rxsmserver/__init__.py
+++ b/rxsmserver/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ def get_or_create_connection():
         database_connections[thread_id] = dblib.connect(database_path)
     return database_connections[thread_id]
 
+def close_connection():
+    thread_id = get_ident()
+    if thread_id in database_connections:
+        database_connections[thread_id].close()
+        del(database_connections[thread_id])
+
 @app.route('/release', methods=['POST'])
 def create_or_modify_release():
     try:
@@ -47,6 +53,7 @@ def create_or_modify_release():
         cursor.execute('UPDATE releases SET url=?, created_date=? WHERE version=? and platform=?', (url, int(time()), version, platform))
         operation = 'update'
     db_connection.commit()
+    close_connection()
 
     return jsonify({'status':200, 'reason':'Version %s %sd successfully' % (version, operation)}), 200
 
@@ -78,9 +85,11 @@ def check_for_update():
         current_version = req_json['version']
         platform = req_json['platform']
     except:
+        close_connection()
         return jsonify({'status':400, 'reason':'Invalid request; missing parameter or invalid JSON'}), 400
     cursor.execute('SELECT version, url FROM releases WHERE platform=? ORDER BY created_date DESC', (platform,))
     result = cursor.fetchone()
+    close_connection()
     if result is None:
         return jsonify({'status':404, 'reason':'Platform not found (%ss)' % (time()-start), 'url':'', 'out-of-date':False}), 404
     elif result[0] != current_version:
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ cursor = conn.cursor()
 cursor.execute(\
     '''CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS releases (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    version TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    version TEXT NOT NULL,
     url TEXT NOT NULL,
     platform TEXT NOT NULL,
     created_date INTEGER NOT NULL