diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/engine/utils.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/engine/utils.go
index b775e18d5a0..a007643da5c 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/engine/utils.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/engine/utils.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package engine
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/env"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle"
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ func CollectDBs(ctx context.Context, mrEnv *env.MultiRepoEnv) ([]dsess.SqlDataba
 
 func newDatabase(ctx context.Context, name string, dEnv *env.DoltEnv) (sqle.Database, error) {
 	dbdata := dEnv.DbData(ctx)
+	if !dEnv.Valid() {
+		return sqle.Database{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to load database %q: %w", name, errors.Join(dEnv.CfgLoadErr, dEnv.DBLoadError))
+	}
 	// Databases registered with the SQL engine are always
 	// configured for FatalBehaviorCrash. These are local
 	// databases and it isn't necessarily safe to continue
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env.go
index 1e5f6c1a4dc..d41421a662c 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env.go
@@ -188,8 +188,10 @@ func MultiEnvForDirectory(
 	}
 
 	envSet := map[string]*DoltEnv{}
+	var openedEnvs []*DoltEnv
 	if newDEnv.Valid() {
 		envSet[dbName] = newDEnv
+		openedEnvs = append(openedEnvs, newDEnv)
 	} else {
 		dbErr := newDEnv.DBLoadError
 		if dbErr != nil {
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ func MultiEnvForDirectory(
 		}
 		if newEnv.Valid() {
 			envSet[dbfactory.DirToDBName(dir)] = newEnv
+			openedEnvs = append(openedEnvs, newEnv)
 		} else {
 			dbErr := newEnv.DBLoadError
 			if dbErr != nil {
@@ -249,6 +252,11 @@ func MultiEnvForDirectory(
 		return false
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		for _, dEnv := range openedEnvs {
+			if ddb := dEnv.DoltDB(ctx); ddb != nil {
+				ddb.Close()
+			}
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -311,6 +319,19 @@ func (mrEnv *MultiRepoEnv) Config() config.ReadWriteConfig {
 	return mrEnv.cfg
 }
 
+// Close closes all DoltDBs held by environments in this MultiRepoEnv.
+func (mrEnv *MultiRepoEnv) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
+	var errs []error
+	for _, namedEnv := range mrEnv.envs {
+		if ddb := namedEnv.env.DoltDB(ctx); ddb != nil {
+			if err := ddb.Close(); err != nil {
+				errs = append(errs, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return errors.Join(errs...)
+}
+
 // addEnv adds an environment to the MultiRepoEnv by name
 func (mrEnv *MultiRepoEnv) addEnv(name string, dEnv *DoltEnv) {
 	mrEnv.envs = append(mrEnv.envs, NamedEnv{
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env_test.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env_test.go
index 9a5b6bdb82b..e581ef79921 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env_test.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/multi_repo_env_test.go
@@ -176,6 +176,24 @@ func TestMultiEnvForDirectoryWithMultipleRepos(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, actual)
 }
 
+func TestMultiRepoEnvClose(t *testing.T) {
+	rootPath, err := test.ChangeToTestDir("TestMultiRepoEnvClose")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	hdp := func() (string, error) { return rootPath, nil }
+	envPath := filepath.Join(rootPath, "main_db")
+	dEnv := initRepoWithRelativePath(t, envPath, hdp)
+	_ = initRepoWithRelativePath(t, filepath.Join(envPath, "sub_db"), hdp)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	mrEnv, err := MultiEnvForDirectory(ctx, dEnv.Config.WriteableConfig(), dEnv.FS, dEnv.Version, dEnv)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, mrEnv.envs, 2)
+
+	err = mrEnv.Close(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
 func initMultiEnv(t *testing.T, testName string, names []string) (string, HomeDirProvider, map[string]*DoltEnv) {
 	rootPath, err := test.ChangeToTestDir(testName)
 	require.NoError(t, err)