diff --git a/conflowgen/api/database_chooser.py b/conflowgen/api/database_chooser.py
index 4dc2c539..4bec745e 100644
--- a/conflowgen/api/database_chooser.py
+++ b/conflowgen/api/database_chooser.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from peewee import SqliteDatabase
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self, sqlite_databases_directory: Optional[str] = None):
             sqlite_databases_directory: The DatabaseChooser opens one directory. All databases are saved to and load
                 from this directory. It defaults to ``<project root>/data/databases/``.
         """
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger("conflowgen")
         self.sqlite_database_connection = SqliteDatabaseConnection(
             sqlite_databases_directory=sqlite_databases_directory
         )
@@ -73,10 +75,11 @@ def close_current_connection(self) -> None:
         Close current connection, e.g. as a preparatory step to create a new SQLite database.
         """
         if self.peewee_sqlite_db:
-            self.peewee_sqlite_db.close()
+            self._close_and_reset_db()
         else:
             raise NoCurrentConnectionException("You must first create a connection to an SQLite database.")
 
     def _close_and_reset_db(self):
+        self.logger.debug("Closing current database connection.")
         self.peewee_sqlite_db.close()
         self.peewee_sqlite_db = None