diff --git a/index/store/leveldb/batch.go b/index/store/leveldb/batch.go
index f5a3dfe5..abce518f 100644
--- a/index/store/leveldb/batch.go
+++ b/index/store/leveldb/batch.go
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ func (ldb *Batch) Execute() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ldb.store.db.Write(defaultWriteOptions(), batch)
+	wopts := defaultWriteOptions()
+	err := ldb.store.db.Write(wopts, batch)
+	wopts.Close()
+	return err
 }
 
 func (ldb *Batch) Close() error {
diff --git a/index/store/leveldb/iterator.go b/index/store/leveldb/iterator.go
index dd44e636..10ef8d7d 100644
--- a/index/store/leveldb/iterator.go
+++ b/index/store/leveldb/iterator.go
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ type Iterator struct {
 }
 
 func newIterator(store *Store) *Iterator {
+	ropts := defaultReadOptions()
 	rv := Iterator{
 		store:    store,
-		iterator: store.db.NewIterator(defaultReadOptions()),
+		iterator: store.db.NewIterator(ropts),
 	}
+	ropts.Close()
 	return &rv
 }
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ func newIteratorWithSnapshot(store *Store, snapshot *levigo.Snapshot) *Iterator
 		store:    store,
 		iterator: store.db.NewIterator(options),
 	}
+	options.Close()
 	return &rv
 }
 
diff --git a/index/store/leveldb/store.go b/index/store/leveldb/store.go
index 4ee84341..f0b7e335 100644
--- a/index/store/leveldb/store.go
+++ b/index/store/leveldb/store.go
@@ -49,13 +49,18 @@ func Open(path string, createIfMissing bool, errorIfExists bool) (*Store, error)
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	return ldbs.db.Get(defaultReadOptions(), key)
+	options := defaultReadOptions()
+	b, err := ldbs.db.Get(options, key)
+	options.Close()
+	return b, err
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) getWithSnapshot(key []byte, snapshot *levigo.Snapshot) ([]byte, error) {
 	options := defaultReadOptions()
 	options.SetSnapshot(snapshot)
-	return ldbs.db.Get(options, key)
+	b, err := ldbs.db.Get(options, key)
+	options.Close()
+	return b, err
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) set(key, val []byte) error {
@@ -65,7 +70,10 @@ func (ldbs *Store) set(key, val []byte) error {
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) setlocked(key, val []byte) error {
-	return ldbs.db.Put(defaultWriteOptions(), key, val)
+	options := defaultWriteOptions()
+	err := ldbs.db.Put(options, key, val)
+	options.Close()
+	return err
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) delete(key []byte) error {
@@ -75,7 +83,10 @@ func (ldbs *Store) delete(key []byte) error {
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) deletelocked(key []byte) error {
-	return ldbs.db.Delete(defaultWriteOptions(), key)
+	options := defaultWriteOptions()
+	err := ldbs.db.Delete(options, key)
+	options.Close()
+	return err
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) Close() error {