diff --git a/app/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9f8801cc64..d2f2059dd3 100644
--- a/app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-	package="com.quran.labs.androidquran" android:versionCode="230"
-	android:versionName="2.3.0"
+	package="com.quran.labs.androidquran" android:versionCode="231"
+	android:versionName="2.3.1"
 	android:installLocation="auto">
 	
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" android:targetSdkVersion="14" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/database/BookmarksDBAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/database/BookmarksDBAdapter.java
index 170366913b..63f2337632 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/database/BookmarksDBAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/database/BookmarksDBAdapter.java
@@ -148,14 +148,25 @@ public long getBookmarkId(Integer sura, Integer ayah, int page) {
          open();
          if (mDb == null){ return -1; }
       }
-      
-      Cursor cursor = mDb.query(BookmarksTable.TABLE_NAME,
+
+      Cursor cursor = null;
+      try {
+         cursor = mDb.query(BookmarksTable.TABLE_NAME,
               null, BookmarksTable.PAGE + "=" + page + " AND " +
               BookmarksTable.SURA + (sura == null? " IS NULL" : "=" + sura) +
               " AND " + BookmarksTable.AYAH +
               (ayah == null?" IS NULL" : "=" + ayah), null, null, null, null);
-      if (cursor.moveToFirst()){
-         return cursor.getLong(0);
+         if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()){
+            return cursor.getLong(0);
+         }
+      }
+      catch (Exception e){
+         // swallow the error for now
+      }
+      finally {
+         if (cursor != null){
+            try { cursor.close(); } catch (Exception e){ }
+         }
       }
       return -1;
    }