diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/Neo4jTemplate.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/Neo4jTemplate.java
index 3f1d42c50..5ee20ab38 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/Neo4jTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/core/Neo4jTemplate.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class Neo4jTemplate implements Neo4jOperations {
 			transaction.failure();
 		} finally {
 			transaction.close();
+			session.close();
 		}
 
 		return null;