diff --git a/src/server/akonadi.cpp b/src/server/akonadi.cpp
--- a/src/server/akonadi.cpp
+++ b/src/server/akonadi.cpp
@@ -423,13 +423,14 @@
             success = false;
         }
     }
-    QSqlDatabase::removeDatabase(initCon);
     return success;
 }
 
 void AkonadiServer::stopDatabaseProcess()
 {
     if (!DbConfig::configuredDatabase()->useInternalServer()) {
+        // closing initConnection this late to work around QTBUG-63108
+        QSqlDatabase::removeDatabase(QStringLiteral("initConnection"));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp b/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
--- a/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
+++ b/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    QSqlDatabase::removeDatabase(initCon);
     return success;
 }
 
@@ -520,6 +519,9 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    // closing initConnection this late to work around QTBUG-63108
+    QSqlDatabase::removeDatabase(QStringLiteral("initConnection"));
+
     disconnect(mDatabaseProcess, static_cast<void(QProcess::*)(int,QProcess::ExitStatus)>(&QProcess::finished),
                this, &DbConfigMysql::processFinished);