diff --git a/libraries/libmdb/mdb_stat.c b/libraries/libmdb/mdb_stat.c
index a5f484d..5832e26 100644
--- a/libraries/libmdb/mdb_stat.c
+++ b/libraries/libmdb/mdb_stat.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ int main(int argc,char * argv[])
 	rc = mdb_open(txn, subname, 0, &dbi);
 	if (rc) {
 		printf("mdb_open failed, error %d\n", rc);
+		mdb_txn_abort(txn);
 		exit(1);
 	}
    
diff --git a/libraries/libmdb/mdb_stata.c b/libraries/libmdb/mdb_stata.c
index 106cb8e..62f019f 100644
--- a/libraries/libmdb/mdb_stata.c
+++ b/libraries/libmdb/mdb_stata.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc,char * argv[])
 	rc = mdb_open(txn, NULL, 0, &dbi);
 	if (rc) {
 		printf("mdb_open failed, error %d\n", rc);
+		mdb_txn_abort(txn);
 		exit(1);
 	}