diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9e1ae057..b98793ed 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # version should use the format 'x.x.x' (instead of 'vx.x.x')
 setup(
     name='vertica-python',
-    version='0.4.5',
+    version='0.4.6',
     description='A native Python client for the Vertica database.',
     author='Justin Berka, Alex Kim, Kenneth Tran',
     author_email='justin.berka@gmail.com, alex.kim@uber.com, tran@uber.com',
diff --git a/vertica_python/__init__.py b/vertica_python/__init__.py
index d55bf661..ad2cd070 100644
--- a/vertica_python/__init__.py
+++ b/vertica_python/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Main module for this library.
 
 # The version number of this library.
-version_info = (0, 4, 5)
+version_info = (0, 4, 6)
 
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, version_info))
 
diff --git a/vertica_python/tests/basic_tests.py b/vertica_python/tests/basic_tests.py
index bd81c148..a5707f40 100644
--- a/vertica_python/tests/basic_tests.py
+++ b/vertica_python/tests/basic_tests.py
@@ -229,3 +229,26 @@ def test_query_errors(self):
         assert 1 == len(res)
         assert 1 == res[0][0]
         assert 'aa' == res[0][1]
+
+    def test_cursor_close_and_reuse(self):
+
+        conn = vertica_python.connect(conn_info)
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+        init_table(cur)
+
+        # insert data
+        cur.execute(""" INSERT INTO vertica_python_unit_test (a, b) VALUES (2, 'bb'); commit; """)
+        #conn.commit()
+
+        # query
+        cur.execute("SELECT a, b from vertica_python_unit_test WHERE a = 2")
+        res = cur.fetchall()
+        assert 1 == len(res)
+
+        # close and reopen cursor
+        cur.close()
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+
+        cur.execute("SELECT a, b from vertica_python_unit_test")
+        res = cur.fetchall()
+        assert 1 == len(res)
diff --git a/vertica_python/vertica/connection.py b/vertica_python/vertica/connection.py
index 1cb76fa4..06f8f138 100644
--- a/vertica_python/vertica/connection.py
+++ b/vertica_python/vertica/connection.py
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ def cursor(self, cursor_type=None):
         if self.closed():
             raise errors.ConnectionError('Connection is closed')
 
+        if self._cursor.closed():
+            self._cursor._closed = False
+
         # let user change type if they want?
         self._cursor.cursor_type = cursor_type
         return self._cursor
 
-
     #
     # Internal
     #
diff --git a/vertica_python/vertica/cursor.py b/vertica_python/vertica/cursor.py
index e2dbcc1d..f08b6b56 100644
--- a/vertica_python/vertica/cursor.py
+++ b/vertica_python/vertica/cursor.py
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ def setoutputsize(self, size, column=None):
     #
     # Non dbApi methods
     #
-    # todo: input stream
     def flush_to_query_ready(self):
         # if the last message isnt empty or ReadyForQuery, read all remaining messages
         if(self._message is None