diff --git a/etcdutl/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go b/etcdutl/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
index 8958ba80da13..04aa93017975 100644
--- a/etcdutl/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
+++ b/etcdutl/snapshot/v3_snapshot.go
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ func (s *v3Manager) copyAndVerifyDB() error {
 
 	// db hash is OK, can now modify DB so it can be part of a new cluster
 	db.Close()
+	dbClosed = true
+
 	return nil
 }