diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_run.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_run.py
index 76f2cbc4b..315a154fc 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_run.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_run.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def main():
                                        key=itemgetter(0)):
                         print("{}: {}".format(k, v))
     finally:
-        dbh.close()
+        dbh.close_devices()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/artiq/master/worker_db.py b/artiq/master/worker_db.py
index 10037d457..e10266f5f 100644
--- a/artiq/master/worker_db.py
+++ b/artiq/master/worker_db.py
@@ -104,16 +104,12 @@ class DBHub:
             self.active_devices[name] = dev
             return dev
 
-    def close(self):
+    def close_devices(self):
         """Closes all active devices, in the opposite order as they were
-        requested.
-
-        Do not use the same ``DBHub`` again after calling
-        this function.
-
-        """
+        requested."""
         for dev in reversed(list(self.active_devices.values())):
             if isinstance(dev, (Client, BestEffortClient)):
                 dev.close_rpc()
             elif hasattr(dev, "close"):
                 dev.close()
+        self.active_devices = OrderedDict()
diff --git a/artiq/master/worker_impl.py b/artiq/master/worker_impl.py
index aa788a2f1..9b3e593f6 100644
--- a/artiq/master/worker_impl.py
+++ b/artiq/master/worker_impl.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ def main():
                 put_object({"action": "completed"})
             elif action == "run":
                 exp_inst.run()
+                dbh.close_devices()
                 put_object({"action": "completed"})
             elif action == "analyze":
                 exp_inst.analyze()
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ def main():
             elif action == "terminate":
                 break
     finally:
-        dbh.close()
+        dbh.close_devices()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()