diff --git a/Model/src/main/java/org/eupathdb/common/db/EuPathDbDriverInitializer.java b/Model/src/main/java/org/eupathdb/common/db/EuPathDbDriverInitializer.java
index f968117d2..7565c9626 100644
--- a/Model/src/main/java/org/eupathdb/common/db/EuPathDbDriverInitializer.java
+++ b/Model/src/main/java/org/eupathdb/common/db/EuPathDbDriverInitializer.java
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ public void closeConnection(Connection connection, ConnectionPoolConfig dbConfig
     if (dbConfig instanceof ModelConfigAppDB) {
       connection.setAutoCommit(true);
       ModelConfigAppDB appDbConfig = (ModelConfigAppDB)dbConfig;
-      closeDbLink(connection, appDbConfig.getUserDbLink());
-      closeDbLink(connection, appDbConfig.getAcctDbLink());
+      if (appDbConfig.getPlatformEnum() == SupportedPlatform.ORACLE) {
+        closeDbLink(connection, appDbConfig.getUserDbLink());
+        closeDbLink(connection, appDbConfig.getAcctDbLink());
+      }
     }
     // set auto-commit back to what it was
     connection.setAutoCommit(incomingAutoCommit);