diff --git a/store/adapters/rdbms/dal/iterator.go b/store/adapters/rdbms/dal/iterator.go
index 50684d967..e9c27558e 100644
--- a/store/adapters/rdbms/dal/iterator.go
+++ b/store/adapters/rdbms/dal/iterator.go
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ func (i *iterator) Err() error {
 
 // Close iterator and cleanup
 func (i *iterator) Close() error {
+	if i.rows == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return i.rows.Close()
 }