diff --git a/xlators/features/changetimerecorder/src/changetimerecorder.c b/xlators/features/changetimerecorder/src/changetimerecorder.c
index 1b13607589b..99519d10a0d 100644
--- a/xlators/features/changetimerecorder/src/changetimerecorder.c
+++ b/xlators/features/changetimerecorder/src/changetimerecorder.c
@@ -2316,6 +2316,8 @@ notify (xlator_t *this, int event, void *data, ...)
                                 CTR_MSG_CLOSE_DB_CONN_FAILED, "Failed closing "
                                 "db connection");
                }
+               if (priv->_db_conn)
+                        priv->_db_conn = NULL;
        }
        ret = default_notify (this, event, data);