diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/connections/test_connections.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/connections/test_connections.py
index 005605ad2da..e98b67dbe32 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/connections/test_connections.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/connections/test_connections.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.entity.services.connections.testConnectionResult
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.type.basic import Timestamp
 from metadata.ingestion.ometa.ometa_api import OpenMetadata
+from metadata.ingestion.source.connections import kill_active_connections
 from metadata.profiler.orm.functions.conn_test import ConnTestFn
 from metadata.utils.logger import cli_logger
 from metadata.utils.timeout import timeout
@@ -329,6 +330,8 @@ def test_connection_db_common(
         timeout_seconds=timeout_seconds,
     )
 
+    kill_active_connections(engine)
+
 
 def test_connection_db_schema_sources(
     metadata: OpenMetadata,
@@ -392,6 +395,8 @@ def test_connection_db_schema_sources(
         automation_workflow=automation_workflow,
     )
 
+    kill_active_connections(engine)
+
 
 def test_query(engine: Engine, statement: str):
     """
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/connections.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/connections.py
index 4e34fb75826..d7f58234adc 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/connections.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/connections.py
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
 Main entrypoints to create and test connections
 for any source.
 """
+import traceback
 from typing import Any, Callable
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
 
 from metadata.utils.importer import import_connection_fn
+from metadata.utils.logger import cli_logger
+
+logger = cli_logger()
 
 GET_CONNECTION_FN_NAME = "get_connection"
 TEST_CONNECTION_FN_NAME = "test_connection"
@@ -47,3 +52,17 @@ def get_connection(connection: BaseModel) -> Any:
     a service connection pydantic model
     """
     return get_connection_fn(connection)(connection)
+
+
+def kill_active_connections(engine: Engine):
+    """
+    Method to kill the active connections
+    as well as idle connections in the engine
+    """
+    try:
+        active_conn = engine.pool.checkedout() + engine.pool.checkedin()
+        if active_conn:
+            engine.dispose()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.warning(f"Error Killing the active connections {exc}")
+        logger.debug(traceback.format_exc())
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/common_db_source.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/common_db_source.py
index bff73b21d90..238168dcff8 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/common_db_source.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/common_db_source.py
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ from metadata.ingestion.connections.session import create_and_bind_thread_safe_s
 from metadata.ingestion.models.ometa_classification import OMetaTagAndClassification
 from metadata.ingestion.models.ometa_lineage import OMetaLineageRequest
 from metadata.ingestion.ometa.ometa_api import OpenMetadata
-from metadata.ingestion.source.connections import get_connection
+from metadata.ingestion.source.connections import (
+    get_connection,
+    kill_active_connections,
+)
 from metadata.ingestion.source.database.database_service import DatabaseServiceSource
 from metadata.ingestion.source.database.sql_column_handler import SqlColumnHandlerMixin
 from metadata.ingestion.source.database.sqlalchemy_source import SqlAlchemySource
@@ -142,6 +145,8 @@ class CommonDbSourceService(
         to setup multiple inspectors. They can use this function.
         :param database_name: new database to set
         """
+
+        kill_active_connections(self.engine)
         logger.info(f"Ingesting from database: {database_name}")
 
         new_service_connection = deepcopy(self.service_connection)