diff --git a/beacon_chain/beacon_chain_db.nim b/beacon_chain/beacon_chain_db.nim
index a34efd597..4b8b69f3f 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/beacon_chain_db.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/beacon_chain_db.nim
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ proc get[T](db: BeaconChainDB, key: openArray[byte], output: var T): GetResult =
 
   status
 
+proc close*(db: BeaconChainDB) =
+  discard db.backend.close()
+
 proc putBlock*(db: BeaconChainDB, value: SignedBeaconBlock) =
   db.put(subkey(type value, value.root), value)
 proc putBlock*(db: BeaconChainDB, value: TrustedSignedBeaconBlock) =
diff --git a/beacon_chain/beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/beacon_node.nim
index e69c3454d..95cd95f6b 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/beacon_node.nim
@@ -796,6 +796,8 @@ proc stop*(node: BeaconNode) =
   if not node.config.inProcessValidators:
     node.vcProcess.close()
   waitFor node.network.stop()
+  node.db.close()
+  info "Database closed"
 
 proc run*(node: BeaconNode) =
   if status == BeaconNodeStatus.Starting:
diff --git a/beacon_chain/validator_pool.nim b/beacon_chain/validator_pool.nim
index a83978edd..b11b1b1ed 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validator_pool.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validator_pool.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import
-  tables, strutils, json, streams,
+  tables, json, streams,
   chronos, chronicles,
   spec/[datatypes, crypto, digest, signatures, helpers],
   beacon_node_types,
diff --git a/ncli/ncli_db.nim b/ncli/ncli_db.nim
index 11d69cf4e..7642c1cfe 100644
--- a/ncli/ncli_db.nim
+++ b/ncli/ncli_db.nim
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ proc cmdBench(conf: DbConf, runtimePreset: RuntimePreset) =
       kvStore SqStoreRef.init(conf.databaseDir.string, "nbc").tryGet())
     dbBenchmark = BeaconChainDB.init(
       kvStore SqStoreRef.init(".", "benchmark").tryGet())
+  defer: db.close()
 
   if not ChainDAGRef.isInitialized(db):
     echo "Database not initialized"
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ proc cmdDumpState(conf: DbConf) =
   let
     db = BeaconChainDB.init(
       kvStore SqStoreRef.init(conf.databaseDir.string, "nbc").tryGet())
+  defer: db.close()
 
   for stateRoot in conf.stateRoot:
     try:
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ proc cmdDumpBlock(conf: DbConf) =
   let
     db = BeaconChainDB.init(
       kvStore SqStoreRef.init(conf.databaseDir.string, "nbc").tryGet())
+  defer: db.close()
 
   for blockRoot in conf.blockRootx:
     try:
@@ -246,6 +249,10 @@ proc cmdPrune(conf: DbConf) =
     copyDb = BeaconChainDB.init(
       kvStore SqStoreRef.init(conf.databaseDir.string, "nbc_pruned").tryGet())
 
+  defer:
+    db.close()
+    copyDb.close()
+
   db.copyPrunedDatabase(copyDb, conf.dryRun, conf.verbose, conf.keepOldStates)
 
 proc cmdRewindState(conf: DbConf, runtimePreset: RuntimePreset) =
@@ -253,6 +260,7 @@ proc cmdRewindState(conf: DbConf, runtimePreset: RuntimePreset) =
   let
     db = BeaconChainDB.init(
       kvStore SqStoreRef.init(conf.databaseDir.string, "nbc").tryGet())
+  defer: db.close()
 
   if not ChainDAGRef.isInitialized(db):
     echo "Database not initialized"
diff --git a/tests/test_beacon_chain_db.nim b/tests/test_beacon_chain_db.nim
index a59645f01..15655197f 100644
--- a/tests/test_beacon_chain_db.nim
+++ b/tests/test_beacon_chain_db.nim
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ suiteReport "Beacon chain DB" & preset():
       db.getStateRoot(root, signedBlock.message.slot).get() == root
       db.getStateRoot(root, signedBlock.message.slot + 1).get() == root2
 
+    db.close()
+
   wrappedTimedTest "sanity check states" & preset():
     var
       db = init(BeaconChainDB, kvStore MemStoreRef.init())
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ suiteReport "Beacon chain DB" & preset():
       db.containsState(root)
       hash_tree_root(db.getStateRef(root)[]) == root
 
+    db.close()
+
   wrappedTimedTest "find ancestors" & preset():
     var
       db = init(BeaconChainDB, kvStore MemStoreRef.init())
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ suiteReport "Beacon chain DB" & preset():
 
     check db.containsState(root)
     let state2 = db.getStateRef(root)
+    db.close()
 
     check:
       hash_tree_root(state2[]) == root
diff --git a/vendor/nim-eth b/vendor/nim-eth
index c9caafb2a..ea0dbb256 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-eth
+++ b/vendor/nim-eth
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c9caafb2a4a0e69471bf1335188c54aad27536df
+Subproject commit ea0dbb256e7f911a1ea39d8f53597c947923acae