diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/proxy/ConnectionProxy.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/proxy/ConnectionProxy.java
index c05b09b2..8229246b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/proxy/ConnectionProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/proxy/ConnectionProxy.java
@@ -147,6 +147,26 @@ public abstract class ConnectionProxy implements IHikariConnectionProxy
       return statement;
    }
 
+   private final void closeOpenStatements()
+   {
+      final int size = openStatements.size();
+      if (size > 0) {
+         for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+            try {
+               final Statement statement = openStatements.get(i);
+               if (statement != null) {
+                  statement.close();
+               }
+            }
+            catch (SQLException e) {
+               checkException(e);
+            }
+         }
+
+         openStatements.clear();
+      }
+   }
+
    // **********************************************************************
    //                   "Overridden" java.sql.Connection Methods
    // **********************************************************************
@@ -158,21 +178,9 @@ public abstract class ConnectionProxy implements IHikariConnectionProxy
       if (delegate != ClosedConnection.CLOSED_CONNECTION) {
          leakTask.cancel();
 
-         final int size = openStatements.size();
-         if (size > 0) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-               try {
-                  openStatements.get(i).close();
-               }
-               catch (SQLException e) {
-                  checkException(e);
-               }
-            }
-
-            openStatements.clear();
-         }
-
          try {
+            closeOpenStatements();
+
             if (isCommitStateDirty) {
                lastAccess = clockSource.currentTime();