diff --git a/src/replit/database/database.py b/src/replit/database/database.py
index 41cd1b6..9a59f86 100644
--- a/src/replit/database/database.py
+++ b/src/replit/database/database.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Async and dict-like interfaces for interacting with Replit Database."""
 
+import asyncio
 from collections import abc
 import json
 import threading
@@ -82,8 +83,17 @@ class AsyncDatabase:
     :param unbind Callable: Permit additional behavior after Database close
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ("db_url", "sess", "client", "_get_db_url", "_unbind", "_refresh_timer")
+    __slots__ = (
+        "db_url",
+        "sess",
+        "client",
+        "_get_db_url",
+        "_unbind",
+        "_refresh_timer",
+        "_watchdog_timer",
+    )
     _refresh_timer: Optional[threading.Timer]
+    _watchdog_timer: Optional[threading.Timer]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -113,6 +123,9 @@ def __init__(
         if self._get_db_url:
             self._refresh_timer = threading.Timer(3600, self._refresh_db)
             self._refresh_timer.start()
+        watched_thread = threading.main_thread()
+        self._watchdog_timer = threading.Timer(1, self._watchdog, args=[watched_thread])
+        self._watchdog_timer.start()
 
     def _refresh_db(self) -> None:
         if self._refresh_timer:
@@ -125,6 +138,14 @@ def _refresh_db(self) -> None:
             self._refresh_timer = threading.Timer(3600, self._refresh_db)
             self._refresh_timer.start()
 
+    def _watchdog(self, watched_thread: threading.Thread) -> None:
+        if not watched_thread.is_alive():
+            return asyncio.run(self.close())
+        if self._watchdog_timer:
+            self._watchdog_timer.cancel()
+        self._watchdog_timer = threading.Timer(1, self._watchdog, args=[watched_thread])
+        self._watchdog_timer.start()
+
     def update_db_url(self, db_url: str) -> None:
         """Update the database url.
 
@@ -292,6 +313,9 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
         if self._refresh_timer:
             self._refresh_timer.cancel()
             self._refresh_timer = None
+        if self._watchdog_timer:
+            self._watchdog_timer.cancel()
+            self._watchdog_timer = None
         if self._unbind:
             # Permit signaling to surrounding scopes that we have closed
             self._unbind()
@@ -485,8 +509,16 @@ class Database(abc.MutableMapping):
     :param unbind Callable: Permit additional behavior after Database close
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ("db_url", "sess", "_get_db_url", "_unbind", "_refresh_timer")
+    __slots__ = (
+        "db_url",
+        "sess",
+        "_get_db_url",
+        "_unbind",
+        "_refresh_timer",
+        "_watchdog_timer",
+    )
     _refresh_timer: Optional[threading.Timer]
+    _watchdog_timer: Optional[threading.Timer]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -518,6 +550,9 @@ def __init__(
         if self._get_db_url:
             self._refresh_timer = threading.Timer(3600, self._refresh_db)
             self._refresh_timer.start()
+        watched_thread = threading.main_thread()
+        self._watchdog_timer = threading.Timer(1, self._watchdog, args=[watched_thread])
+        self._watchdog_timer.start()
 
     def _refresh_db(self) -> None:
         if self._refresh_timer:
@@ -530,6 +565,14 @@ def _refresh_db(self) -> None:
             self._refresh_timer = threading.Timer(3600, self._refresh_db)
             self._refresh_timer.start()
 
+    def _watchdog(self, watched_thread: threading.Thread) -> None:
+        if not watched_thread.is_alive():
+            return self.close()
+        if self._watchdog_timer:
+            self._watchdog_timer.cancel()
+        self._watchdog_timer = threading.Timer(1, self._watchdog, args=[watched_thread])
+        self._watchdog_timer.start()
+
     def update_db_url(self, db_url: str) -> None:
         """Update the database url.
 
@@ -720,6 +763,9 @@ def close(self) -> None:
         if self._refresh_timer:
             self._refresh_timer.cancel()
             self._refresh_timer = None
+        if self._watchdog_timer:
+            self._watchdog_timer.cancel()
+            self._watchdog_timer = None
         if self._unbind:
             # Permit signaling to surrounding scopes that we have closed
             self._unbind()