diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index 204565af57e3..aebcc29eb80a 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ func exportChain(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stack, _ := makeConfigNode(ctx)
 	defer stack.Close()
 
-	chain, _ := utils.MakeChain(ctx, stack, true)
+	chain, db := utils.MakeChain(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer db.Close()
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	var err error
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ func importPreimages(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	defer stack.Close()
 
 	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, false)
+	defer db.Close()
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	if err := utils.ImportPreimages(db, ctx.Args().First()); err != nil {
@@ -394,6 +396,7 @@ func exportPreimages(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	defer stack.Close()
 
 	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer db.Close()
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	if err := utils.ExportPreimages(db, ctx.Args().First()); err != nil {
@@ -405,6 +408,8 @@ func exportPreimages(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 
 func parseDumpConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) (*state.DumpConfig, ethdb.Database, common.Hash, error) {
 	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer db.Close()
+
 	var header *types.Header
 	if ctx.NArg() > 1 {
 		return nil, nil, common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("expected 1 argument (number or hash), got %d", ctx.NArg())
diff --git a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
index 5ba9acc1cf2e..6f802716c5e8 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/dbcmd.go
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ func importLDBdata(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		close(stop)
 	}()
 	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, false)
+	defer db.Close()
 	return utils.ImportLDBData(db, fName, int64(start), stop)
 }
 
@@ -690,6 +691,7 @@ func exportChaindata(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		close(stop)
 	}()
 	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer db.Close()
 	return utils.ExportChaindata(ctx.Args().Get(1), kind, exporter(db), stop)
 }
 
@@ -697,6 +699,8 @@ func showMetaData(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stack, _ := makeConfigNode(ctx)
 	defer stack.Close()
 	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer db.Close()
+
 	ancients, err := db.Ancients()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error accessing ancients: %v", err)
diff --git a/cmd/geth/snapshot.go b/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
index 4c8dfa84b61a..64134825116a 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/snapshot.go
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ func checkDanglingStorage(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stack, _ := makeConfigNode(ctx)
 	defer stack.Close()
 
-	return snapshot.CheckDanglingStorage(utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true))
+	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer db.Close()
+	return snapshot.CheckDanglingStorage(db)
 }
 
 // traverseState is a helper function used for pruning verification.
diff --git a/cmd/geth/verkle.go b/cmd/geth/verkle.go
index 88f60276eafe..aa79889e8c18 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/verkle.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/verkle.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func verifyVerkle(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	defer stack.Close()
 
 	chaindb := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer chaindb.Close()
 	headBlock := rawdb.ReadHeadBlock(chaindb)
 	if headBlock == nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to load head block")
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ func expandVerkle(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	defer stack.Close()
 
 	chaindb := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
+	defer chaindb.Close()
 	var (
 		rootC   common.Hash
 		keylist [][]byte