diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ce46dc..21f5313 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Unrelesed
 
+## 0.15.9
+
+- Fix `isOpen´ to return false while closing the database
+
 ## 0.15.8
 
 - Remove sync result `noop` as isn't used anywhere anymore.
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index baa4b0d..63e7e6e 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cross/kv",
-  "version": "0.15.8",
+  "version": "0.15.9",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./mod.ts",
     "./cli": "./src/cli/mod.ts"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "@cross/runtime": "jsr:@cross/runtime@^1.0.0",
     "@cross/test": "jsr:@cross/test@^0.0.9",
     "@cross/utils": "jsr:@cross/utils@^0.13.0",
-    "@std/assert": "jsr:@std/assert@^0.225.3",
+    "@std/assert": "jsr:@std/assert@^0.226.0",
     "@std/path": "jsr:@std/path@^0.225.1",
     "cbor-x": "npm:cbor-x@^1.5.9"
   },
diff --git a/src/lib/kv.ts b/src/lib/kv.ts
index 8da3bc0..17ab9c2 100644
--- a/src/lib/kv.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kv.ts
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ export class KV extends EventEmitter {
    * @returns True if open, false if closed.
    */
   public isOpen(): boolean {
-    return !!this.ledger && this.ledger.isOpen();
+    return !this.aborted && !!this.ledger && this.ledger.isOpen();
   }
 
   /**