diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0836c5ce8..d3e275df3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ver 0.21.24 (not yet released)
 * protocol
   - "tagtypes" requires no permissions
+* database
+  - simple: fix crash when mounting twice
 * fix unit test failure
 
 ver 0.21.23 (2020/04/23)
diff --git a/src/db/plugins/simple/SimpleDatabasePlugin.cxx b/src/db/plugins/simple/SimpleDatabasePlugin.cxx
index ebb34ee14..5350db6d8 100644
--- a/src/db/plugins/simple/SimpleDatabasePlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/db/plugins/simple/SimpleDatabasePlugin.cxx
@@ -449,12 +449,7 @@ SimpleDatabase::Mount(const char *local_uri, const char *storage_uri)
 
 	// TODO: update the new database instance?
 
-	try {
-		Mount(local_uri, std::move(db));
-	} catch (...) {
-		db->Close();
-		throw;
-	}
+	Mount(local_uri, std::move(db));
 }
 
 inline DatabasePtr