diff --git a/aiosql/adapters/duckdb.py b/aiosql/adapters/duckdb.py
index 426c0870..c010511f 100644
--- a/aiosql/adapters/duckdb.py
+++ b/aiosql/adapters/duckdb.py
@@ -45,42 +45,36 @@ def insert_returning(self, conn, query_name, sql, parameters):  # pragma: no cov
     def select(self, conn, query_name: str, sql: str, parameters, record_class=None):
         column_names: List[str] = []
         cur = self._cursor(conn)
-        try:
-            cur.execute(sql, parameters)
-            if record_class is None:
-                first = True
-                for row in cur.fetchall():
-                    if first:  # get column names on the fly
-                        column_names = [c[0] for c in cur.description or []]
-                        first = False
-                    if self._convert_row_to_dict:  # pragma: no cover
-                        # strict=False: requires 3.10
-                        yield dict(zip(column_names, row))
-                    else:
-                        yield row
-            else:  # pragma: no cover
-                first = True
-                for row in cur.fetchall():
-                    if first:  # only get description on the fly, for apsw
-                        column_names = [c[0] for c in cur.description or []]
-                        first = False
+        cur.execute(sql, parameters)
+        if record_class is None:
+            first = True
+            for row in cur.fetchall():
+                if first:  # get column names on the fly
+                    column_names = [c[0] for c in cur.description or []]
+                    first = False
+                if self._convert_row_to_dict:  # pragma: no cover
                     # strict=False: requires 3.10
-                    yield record_class(**dict(zip(column_names, row)))
-        finally:
-            cur.close()
+                    yield dict(zip(column_names, row))
+                else:
+                    yield row
+        else:  # pragma: no cover
+            first = True
+            for row in cur.fetchall():
+                if first:  # only get description on the fly, for apsw
+                    column_names = [c[0] for c in cur.description or []]
+                    first = False
+                # strict=False: requires 3.10
+                yield record_class(**dict(zip(column_names, row)))
 
     def select_one(self, conn, query_name, sql, parameters, record_class=None):
         cur = self._cursor(conn)
-        try:
-            cur.execute(sql, parameters)
-            result = cur.fetchone()
-            if result is not None and record_class is not None:  # pragma: no cover
-                column_names = [c[0] for c in cur.description or []]
-                # strict=False: requires 3.10
-                result = record_class(**dict(zip(column_names, result)))
-            elif result is not None and self._convert_row_to_dict:  # pragma: no cover
-                column_names = [c[0] for c in cur.description or []]
-                result = dict(zip(column_names, result))
-        finally:
-            cur.close()
+        cur.execute(sql, parameters)
+        result = cur.fetchone()
+        if result is not None and record_class is not None:  # pragma: no cover
+            column_names = [c[0] for c in cur.description or []]
+            # strict=False: requires 3.10
+            result = record_class(**dict(zip(column_names, result)))
+        elif result is not None and self._convert_row_to_dict:  # pragma: no cover
+            column_names = [c[0] for c in cur.description or []]
+            result = dict(zip(column_names, result))
         return result