diff --git a/src/QueryHandlerNeo4j.cc b/src/QueryHandlerNeo4j.cc
index ee7f4465..5e36ed0f 100644
--- a/src/QueryHandlerNeo4j.cc
+++ b/src/QueryHandlerNeo4j.cc
@@ -221,9 +221,10 @@ void QueryHandlerNeo4j::process_query(protobufs::queryMessage &proto_query,
   // errors on response construction
   if (error == false) {
     neoconn_pool->commit_tx(tx);
-  } else {
-    neoconn_pool->put_conn(conn);
   }
+  
+  neoconn_pool->put_conn(conn);
+
 }
 
 int QueryHandlerNeo4j::parse_commands(