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diff --git a/pydis_site/apps/api/management/__init__.py b/pydis_site/apps/api/management/__init__.py
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+++ b/pydis_site/apps/api/management/__init__.py
diff --git a/pydis_site/apps/api/management/commands/__init__.py b/pydis_site/apps/api/management/commands/__init__.py
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diff --git a/pydis_site/apps/api/management/commands/close_db_connections.py b/pydis_site/apps/api/management/commands/close_db_connections.py
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+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.db import connections
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """A command to to close all the open connections to the database."""
+
+    help = "Closes all the open connections to the database"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options) -> None:
+        """Handle the connection closing command invocation."""
+        logger.info("Closing all database connections")
+        try:
+            connections.close_all()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.exception(e)