diff --git a/usr.sbin/ypserv/yppush/yppush.c b/usr.sbin/ypserv/yppush/yppush.c
index e14a3a509764..d758ff278b30 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ypserv/yppush/yppush.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ypserv/yppush/yppush.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: yppush.c,v 1.10 1999/01/11 22:40:01 kleink Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: yppush.c,v 1.11 1999/07/25 09:36:02 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  *
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	datum.dptr = YP_LAST_KEY;
 	datum.dsize = YP_LAST_LEN;
 	datum = ypdb_fetch(ypdb, datum);
-	ypdb_close(ypdb);
 	if (datum.dptr == NULL)
 		errx(1,
 		    "unable to fetch %s key: check database with 'makedbm -u'",
@@ -196,6 +195,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		ypi.order = (ypi.order * 10) + *cp - '0';
 		cp++;
 	}
+	ypdb_close(ypdb);
 
 	if (verbo)
 		printf("pushing %s [order=%d] in domain %s\n", ypi.map,
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.c b/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.c
index 6a0fd5e22729..97540ebb32fa 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ypxfr.c,v 1.8 1999/01/22 02:38:05 thorpej Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ypxfr.c,v 1.9 1999/07/25 09:36:02 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1994 Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: ypxfr.c,v 1.8 1999/01/22 02:38:05 thorpej Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: ypxfr.c,v 1.9 1999/07/25 09:36:02 lukem Exp $");
 #endif
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ get_local_ordernum(domain, map, lordernum)
 	k.dsize = YP_LAST_LEN;
 
 	v = ypdb_fetch(db, k);
-	ypdb_close(db);
 
 	if (v.dptr == NULL)
 		*lordernum = 0;
@@ -357,6 +356,7 @@ get_local_ordernum(domain, map, lordernum)
 		order[v.dsize] = '\0';
 		*lordernum = (u_int)atoi((char *)&order);
 	}
+	ypdb_close(db);
 
  out:
 	if ((status == YPPUSH_NOMAP) || (status == YPPUSH_DBM)) {