diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/util.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/util.go
index d5f2aff62..75b403bbd 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/util.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/util.go
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ var (
 				return err
 			}
 
+			defer targetDB.Close()
+
 			record, err := locodedb.LocodeRecord(targetDB, locodeInfoCode)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err