diff --git a/mdaadb/database.py b/mdaadb/database.py
index 82d9bc0..c3a1cc5 100644
--- a/mdaadb/database.py
+++ b/mdaadb/database.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def close(self) -> None:
     def closed(self) -> bool:
         """Whether the connection to database is closed or not."""
         try:
-            self.SELECT("*").FROM("sqlite_schema").LIMIT("1")
+            self.SELECT("*").FROM("sqlite_schema").LIMIT("1").execute()
             return False
         except sqlite3.ProgrammingError:
             return True