diff --git a/nifi/user-scripts/annotation_manager.py b/nifi/user-scripts/annotation_manager.py
index b381e202..3726ffe1 100644
--- a/nifi/user-scripts/annotation_manager.py
+++ b/nifi/user-scripts/annotation_manager.py
@@ -78,11 +78,14 @@ def main():
             output_stream = []
             _sqlite_connection_rw = create_connection(db_file_path, read_only_mode=False)
 
+
+        _cursor = _sqlite_connection_ro.cursor() if _sqlite_connection_ro else _sqlite_connection_rw.cursor()
+
         for record in records:
             if OPERATION_MODE == "check":
                 document_id = str(record[DOCUMENT_ID_FIELD_NAME])
                 query = "SELECT id, elasticsearch_id FROM annotations WHERE elasticsearch_id LIKE '%" + document_id + "%' LIMIT 1"
-                result = connect_and_query(query, db_file_path, sqlite_connection=_sqlite_connection_ro, keep_conn_open=True)
+                result = connect_and_query(query, db_file_path, sqlite_connection=_sqlite_connection_ro, cursor=_cursor, keep_conn_open=True)
 
                 if len(result) < 1:
                     output_stream["content"].append(record)
@@ -91,14 +94,15 @@ def main():
                 document_id = str(record["meta." + DOCUMENT_ID_FIELD_NAME])
                 nlp_id = str(record["nlp.id"])
                 query = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO annotations (elasticsearch_id) VALUES (" + '"' + document_id + "_" + nlp_id + '"' + ")"
-                result = connect_and_query(query, db_file_path, sqlite_connection=_sqlite_connection_rw, sql_script_mode=True, keep_conn_open=True)
+                result = connect_and_query(query, db_file_path, sqlite_connection=_sqlite_connection_rw, sql_script_mode=True, cursor=_cursor, keep_conn_open=True)
                 output_stream.append(record)
 
+        if _cursor is not None:
+            _cursor.close()
         if _sqlite_connection_ro is not None:
             _sqlite_connection_ro.close()
         if _sqlite_connection_rw is not None:
             _sqlite_connection_rw.close()
-
     except Exception as exception:
         time = datetime.datetime.now()
         with open(log_file_path, "a+") as log_file:
@@ -107,4 +111,5 @@ def main():
 
     return output_stream
 
+
 sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(main()))
diff --git a/nifi/user-scripts/utils/sqlite_query.py b/nifi/user-scripts/utils/sqlite_query.py
index e72eddc1..5d1cb62a 100644
--- a/nifi/user-scripts/utils/sqlite_query.py
+++ b/nifi/user-scripts/utils/sqlite_query.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import sqlite3
 
 
-def connect_and_query(query: str, db_file_path: str, sqlite_connection: sqlite3.Connection = None, sql_script_mode: bool = False, keep_conn_open=False) -> List:
+def connect_and_query(query: str, db_file_path: str, sqlite_connection: sqlite3.Connection = None, cursor: sqlite3.Cursor = None, sql_script_mode: bool = False, keep_conn_open=False) -> List:
     """  Executes whatever query.
 
     Args:
@@ -20,24 +20,25 @@ def connect_and_query(query: str, db_file_path: str, sqlite_connection: sqlite3.
     result = []
 
     try:
-        if sqlite_connection is not None:
-            sqlite_connection = sqlite_connection
-        else:
+        if sqlite_connection is None:
             sqlite_connection = create_connection(db_file_path)
 
-        cursor = sqlite_connection.cursor()
+        if cursor is None:
+            cursor = sqlite_connection.cursor()
+
         if not sql_script_mode:
             cursor.execute(query)
             result = cursor.fetchall()
         else:
             cursor.executescript(query)
             sqlite_connection.commit()
-        cursor.close()
     except sqlite3.Error as error:
         raise sqlite3.Error(error)
     finally:
         if sqlite_connection and not keep_conn_open:
             sqlite_connection.close()
+        if cursor and not keep_conn_open:
+            cursor.close()
 
     return result