diff --git a/src/Phinx/Migration/Manager.php b/src/Phinx/Migration/Manager.php
index 6c5ae7257..046c93302 100644
--- a/src/Phinx/Migration/Manager.php
+++ b/src/Phinx/Migration/Manager.php
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ public function migrate($environment, $version = null)
 	} finally {
 	    if ($env->getAdapter() !== null) {
 		    $env->getAdapter()->disconnect();
+	    } else {
+	    	echo "couldn't disconnect. Exiting to avoid eating up connections.";
+	    	exit();
 	    }
 	}
     }