diff --git a/server/db/meta.go b/server/db/meta.go
index 397b466..2f85bef 100644
--- a/server/db/meta.go
+++ b/server/db/meta.go
@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@ import (
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 )
 
-func (db *Database) ReadSchema(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
+func (db *Database) ReadSchema(ctx context.Context) (retval int, reterr error) {
 
 	r1, err := db.db.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='meta'")
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = r1.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			// overwrite return values
+			retval = 0
+			reterr = err
+		}
+	}()
 
 	if !r1.Next() {
 		return 0, nil
@@ -21,6 +29,15 @@ func (db *Database) ReadSchema(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = r2.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			// overwrite return values
+			retval = 0
+			reterr = err
+		}
+	}()
+
 	if !r2.Next() {
 		return 0, errors.New("no schema entry in meta table")
 	}
@@ -78,11 +95,19 @@ func (db *Database) WriteMetaBlob(ctx context.Context, key string, value []byte)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (db *Database) ReadMetaString(ctx context.Context, key string) (*string, error) {
+func (db *Database) ReadMetaString(ctx context.Context, key string) (retval *string, reterr error) {
 	r2, err := db.db.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT value_txt FROM meta WHERE meta_key=?", key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = r2.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			// overwrite return values
+			retval = nil
+			reterr = err
+		}
+	}()
 	if !r2.Next() {
 		return nil, errors.New("no matching entry in meta table")
 	}
@@ -96,11 +121,20 @@ func (db *Database) ReadMetaString(ctx context.Context, key string) (*string, er
 	return langext.Ptr(value), nil
 }
 
-func (db *Database) ReadMetaInt(ctx context.Context, key string) (*int64, error) {
+func (db *Database) ReadMetaInt(ctx context.Context, key string) (retval *int64, reterr error) {
 	r2, err := db.db.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT value_int FROM meta WHERE meta_key=?", key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = r2.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			// overwrite return values
+			retval = nil
+			reterr = err
+		}
+	}()
+
 	if !r2.Next() {
 		return nil, errors.New("no matching entry in meta table")
 	}
@@ -114,11 +148,20 @@ func (db *Database) ReadMetaInt(ctx context.Context, key string) (*int64, error)
 	return langext.Ptr(value), nil
 }
 
-func (db *Database) ReadMetaReal(ctx context.Context, key string) (*float64, error) {
+func (db *Database) ReadMetaReal(ctx context.Context, key string) (retval *float64, reterr error) {
 	r2, err := db.db.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT value_real FROM meta WHERE meta_key=?", key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = r2.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			// overwrite return values
+			retval = nil
+			reterr = err
+		}
+	}()
+
 	if !r2.Next() {
 		return nil, errors.New("no matching entry in meta table")
 	}
@@ -132,11 +175,20 @@ func (db *Database) ReadMetaReal(ctx context.Context, key string) (*float64, err
 	return langext.Ptr(value), nil
 }
 
-func (db *Database) ReadMetaBlob(ctx context.Context, key string) (*[]byte, error) {
+func (db *Database) ReadMetaBlob(ctx context.Context, key string) (retval *[]byte, reterr error) {
 	r2, err := db.db.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT value_blob FROM meta WHERE meta_key=?", key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		err = r2.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			// overwrite return values
+			retval = nil
+			reterr = err
+		}
+	}()
+
 	if !r2.Next() {
 		return nil, errors.New("no matching entry in meta table")
 	}
diff --git a/server/test/util/init.go b/server/test/util/init.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e06010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/util/init.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func InitTests() {
+	cw := zerolog.ConsoleWriter{
+		Out:        os.Stdout,
+		TimeFormat: "2006-01-02 15:04:05.000 Z07:00",
+	}
+
+	zerolog.TimeFieldFormat = zerolog.TimeFormatUnixMs
+	multi := zerolog.MultiLevelWriter(cw)
+	logger := zerolog.New(multi).With().
+		Timestamp().
+		Caller().
+		Logger()
+
+	log.Logger = logger
+
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.DebugLevel)
+}
diff --git a/server/test/util/webserver.go b/server/test/util/webserver.go
index e9303c6..fc19800 100644
--- a/server/test/util/webserver.go
+++ b/server/test/util/webserver.go
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"blackforestbytes.com/simplecloudnotifier/logic"
 	"blackforestbytes.com/simplecloudnotifier/push"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -23,22 +20,7 @@ import (
 type Void = struct{}
 
 func StartSimpleWebserver(t *testing.T) (*logic.Application, func()) {
-	cw := zerolog.ConsoleWriter{
-		Out:        os.Stdout,
-		TimeFormat: "2006-01-02 15:04:05 Z07:00",
-	}
-
-	zerolog.TimeFieldFormat = zerolog.TimeFormatUnix
-	multi := zerolog.MultiLevelWriter(cw)
-	logger := zerolog.New(multi).With().
-		Timestamp().
-		Caller().
-		Logger()
-
-	log.Logger = logger
-
-	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
-	zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.DebugLevel)
+	InitTests()
 
 	uuid2, _ := langext.NewHexUUID()
 	dbdir := t.TempDir()