diff --git a/pkg/database/keyvalue/leveldb/database.go b/pkg/database/keyvalue/leveldb/database.go
index ba4e3d23d..e0b2e2ed0 100644
--- a/pkg/database/keyvalue/leveldb/database.go
+++ b/pkg/database/keyvalue/leveldb/database.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package leveldb
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
 	"gitlab.com/accumulatenetwork/accumulate/pkg/database"
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 type Database struct {
 	opts
 	leveldb *leveldb.DB
+	closing atomic.Bool
+	open    *sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 type opts struct {
@@ -58,7 +62,15 @@ func (d *Database) key(key *record.Key) []byte {
 
 // Begin begins a change set.
 func (d *Database) Begin(prefix *record.Key, writable bool) keyvalue.ChangeSet {
-	snap, err := d.leveldb.GetSnapshot()
+	var snap *leveldb.Snapshot
+	var err error
+
+	if d.closing.Load() {
+		err = errors.Conflict.With("closed")
+	} else {
+		d.open.Add(1)
+		snap, err = d.leveldb.GetSnapshot()
+	}
 
 	// Read from the transaction
 	get := func(key *record.Key) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -75,6 +87,14 @@ func (d *Database) Begin(prefix *record.Key, writable bool) keyvalue.ChangeSet {
 		return d.forEach(snap, err, fn)
 	}
 
+	discard := func() {}
+	if err == nil {
+		discard = func() {
+			defer d.open.Done()
+			snap.Release()
+		}
+	}
+
 	// The memory changeset caches entries in a map so Get will see values
 	// updated with Put, regardless of the underlying transaction and write
 	// batch behavior
@@ -83,7 +103,7 @@ func (d *Database) Begin(prefix *record.Key, writable bool) keyvalue.ChangeSet {
 		Get:     get,
 		Commit:  commit,
 		ForEach: forEach,
-		Discard: snap.Release,
+		Discard: discard,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -138,8 +158,14 @@ func (d *Database) forEach(snap *leveldb.Snapshot, err error, fn func(*record.Ke
 	return it.Error()
 }
 
-// Close
-// Close the underlying database
+// Close the database.
 func (d *Database) Close() error {
+	// Stop new batches
+	d.closing.Store(true)
+
+	// Wait for existing batches to resolve
+	d.open.Wait()
+
+	// Close the database
 	return d.leveldb.Close()
 }