diff --git a/runner/full.go b/runner/full.go
index 1b0cb489..63724231 100644
--- a/runner/full.go
+++ b/runner/full.go
@@ -19,28 +19,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pganalyze/collector/util"
 )
 
-func collectDiffAndSubmit(ctx context.Context, server *state.Server, globalCollectionOpts state.CollectionOpts, logger *util.Logger) (state.PersistedState, state.CollectionStatus, error) {
+func collectDiffAndSubmit(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, server *state.Server, globalCollectionOpts state.CollectionOpts, logger *util.Logger) (state.PersistedState, state.CollectionStatus, error) {
 	var newState state.PersistedState
 	var err error
-	var connection *sql.DB
 
-	connection, err = postgres.EstablishConnection(ctx, server, logger, globalCollectionOpts, "")
+	newState, transientState, err := input.CollectFull(ctx, server, db, globalCollectionOpts, logger)
 	if err != nil {
-		return newState, state.CollectionStatus{}, fmt.Errorf("Failed to connect to database: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	newState, transientState, err := input.CollectFull(ctx, server, connection, globalCollectionOpts, logger)
-	if err != nil {
-		connection.Close()
 		return newState, state.CollectionStatus{}, err
 	}
 	if globalCollectionOpts.TestRun {
 		logger.PrintInfo("  Test collection successful for %s", transientState.Version.Full)
 	}
 
-	// This is the easiest way to avoid opening multiple connections to different databases on the same instance
-	connection.Close()
-
 	logsDisabled, logsIgnoreStatement, logsIgnoreDuration, logsDisabledReason := logs.ValidateLogCollectionConfig(server, transientState.Settings)
 	collectionStatus := state.CollectionStatus{
 		LogSnapshotDisabled:       logsDisabled,
@@ -89,7 +79,13 @@ func processServer(ctx context.Context, server *state.Server, globalCollectionOp
 	var collectionStatus state.CollectionStatus
 	var err error
 
-	err = checkReplicaCollectionDisabled(ctx, server, globalCollectionOpts, logger)
+	db, err := postgres.EstablishConnection(ctx, server, logger, globalCollectionOpts, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return state.PersistedState{}, state.Grant{}, state.CollectionStatus{}, fmt.Errorf("Failed to connect to database: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	err = checkReplicaCollectionDisabled(ctx, db, server, globalCollectionOpts, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return state.PersistedState{}, state.Grant{}, state.CollectionStatus{}, err
 	}
@@ -119,7 +115,7 @@ func processServer(ctx context.Context, server *state.Server, globalCollectionOp
 	}
 
 	runFunc := func() {
-		newState, collectionStatus, err = collectDiffAndSubmit(ctx, server, globalCollectionOpts, logger)
+		newState, collectionStatus, err = collectDiffAndSubmit(ctx, db, server, globalCollectionOpts, logger)
 	}
 
 	var panicErr interface{}
@@ -152,19 +148,12 @@ func runCompletionCallback(callbackType string, callbackCmd string, sectionName
 	}
 }
 
-func checkReplicaCollectionDisabled(ctx context.Context, server *state.Server, opts state.CollectionOpts, logger *util.Logger) error {
+func checkReplicaCollectionDisabled(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, server *state.Server, opts state.CollectionOpts, logger *util.Logger) error {
 	if !server.Config.SkipIfReplica {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	connection, err := postgres.EstablishConnection(ctx, server, logger, opts, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to connect to database: %s", err)
-	}
-	defer connection.Close()
-
-	var isReplica bool
-	isReplica, err = postgres.GetIsReplica(ctx, logger, connection)
+	isReplica, err := postgres.GetIsReplica(ctx, logger, db)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error checking replication status")
 	}