diff --git a/api/namex/__init__.py b/api/namex/__init__.py
index 7788b15f7..1d119bce5 100644
--- a/api/namex/__init__.py
+++ b/api/namex/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 jwt = JwtManager()
 
-from cloud_sql_connector import DBConfig, setup_search_path_event_listener
+from cloud_sql_connector import DBConfig, setup_pg8000_close_event_listener, setup_search_path_event_listener
 from flask_cors import CORS
 from flask_migrate import Migrate, upgrade
 
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def create_app(run_mode=os.getenv('FLASK_ENV', 'production')):  # noqa: B008
         with app.app_context():
             engine = db.engine
             setup_search_path_event_listener(engine, schema)
+            setup_pg8000_close_event_listener(engine)
 
     if run_mode == 'migration':
         Migrate(app, db)
diff --git a/api/poetry.lock b/api/poetry.lock
index 79b37e81c..d1b491429 100644
--- a/api/poetry.lock
+++ b/api/poetry.lock
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ colorama = {version = "*", markers = "platform_system == \"Windows\""}
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cloud-sql-connector"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.3"
 description = "Cloud SQL connection utilities for database connectivity with authentication and schema management"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "^3.12"
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ sqlalchemy = "^2.0.0"
 type = "git"
 url = "https://github.com/bcgov/sbc-connect-common.git"
 reference = "main"
-resolved_reference = "87012397b3ca62e15ffa542214d80f2d2ae7e72d"
+resolved_reference = "9a760cf5ea31d3f95806c2dcac15ca9d9800df51"
 subdirectory = "python/cloud-sql-connector"
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/services/namex-pay/src/namex_pay/__init__.py b/services/namex-pay/src/namex_pay/__init__.py
index 4ad852257..1dcbb7788 100644
--- a/services/namex-pay/src/namex_pay/__init__.py
+++ b/services/namex-pay/src/namex_pay/__init__.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_restx import Api
-from namex import DBConfig, setup_search_path_event_listener
+from namex import DBConfig, setup_pg8000_close_event_listener, setup_search_path_event_listener
 from namex.models import db
 from namex.resources.ops import api as nr_ops
 from namex.services import queue
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def create_app(environment: Config = ProdConfig, **kwargs) -> Flask:
         with app.app_context():
             engine = db.engine
             setup_search_path_event_listener(engine, schema)
+            setup_pg8000_close_event_listener(engine)
 
     queue.init_app(app)
     register_endpoints(app)
diff --git a/services/solr-names-updater/src/solr_names_updater/__init__.py b/services/solr-names-updater/src/solr_names_updater/__init__.py
index 2b84834f3..2759e3bff 100644
--- a/services/solr-names-updater/src/solr_names_updater/__init__.py
+++ b/services/solr-names-updater/src/solr_names_updater/__init__.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_restx import Api
-from namex import DBConfig, setup_search_path_event_listener
+from namex import DBConfig, setup_pg8000_close_event_listener, setup_search_path_event_listener
 from namex.models import db
 from namex.resources.ops import api as nr_ops
 from namex.services import queue
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def create_app(environment: Config = ProdConfig, **kwargs) -> Flask:
         with app.app_context():
             engine = db.engine
             setup_search_path_event_listener(engine, schema)
+            setup_pg8000_close_event_listener(engine)
 
     queue.init_app(app)
     register_endpoints(app)
diff --git a/solr-admin-app/solr_admin/__init__.py b/solr-admin-app/solr_admin/__init__.py
index 143d6523d..4798ac7a6 100644
--- a/solr-admin-app/solr_admin/__init__.py
+++ b/solr-admin-app/solr_admin/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import flask
 import flask_admin
-from cloud_sql_connector import DBConfig, setup_search_path_event_listener
+from cloud_sql_connector import DBConfig, setup_pg8000_close_event_listener, setup_search_path_event_listener
 from sqlalchemy.orm import scoped_session, sessionmaker
 from structured_logging import StructuredLogging
 
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def create_application(run_mode=os.getenv('FLASK_ENV', 'production')):
     with application.app_context():
         engine = models.db.engine
         setup_search_path_event_listener(engine, schema)
+        setup_pg8000_close_event_listener(engine)
 
     # The root page - point the users to the admin interface.
     @application.route('/')
diff --git a/solr-synonyms-api/synonyms/__init__.py b/solr-synonyms-api/synonyms/__init__.py
index 27a7fdcc7..1f3429251 100644
--- a/solr-synonyms-api/synonyms/__init__.py
+++ b/solr-synonyms-api/synonyms/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import flask
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_jwt_oidc import JwtManager
-from namex import DBConfig, setup_search_path_event_listener
+from namex import DBConfig, setup_pg8000_close_event_listener, setup_search_path_event_listener
 from structured_logging import StructuredLogging
 
 from config import CONFIGURATION
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def create_app(run_mode=None):
         with app.app_context():
             engine = db.engine
             setup_search_path_event_listener(engine, schema)
+            setup_pg8000_close_event_listener(engine)
 
     # Initialize Marshmallow with handling for SQLAlchemy auto-detection issues
     try: