diff --git a/docs/examples/python/connect_rest_examples.py b/docs/examples/python/connect_rest_examples.py
index 0f8625ae53..1c432dcc65 100644
--- a/docs/examples/python/connect_rest_examples.py
+++ b/docs/examples/python/connect_rest_examples.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ data = cursor.fetchall()
 print(column_names)
 for row in data:
     print(row)
+# close cursor
+cursor.close()
 
 # output:
 # inserted row count: 8