diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/IndexedDB/Internal/Algorithms.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/IndexedDB/Internal/Algorithms.cpp
index bff6fe8f6dd..e51d4822afb 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/IndexedDB/Internal/Algorithms.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/IndexedDB/Internal/Algorithms.cpp
@@ -313,18 +313,18 @@ ErrorOr<GC::Ref<Key>> convert_a_value_to_a_key(JS::Realm& realm, JS::Value input
 }
 
 // https://w3c.github.io/IndexedDB/#close-a-database-connection
-void close_a_database_connection(IDBDatabase& connection, bool forced)
+void close_a_database_connection(GC::Ref<IDBDatabase> connection, bool forced)
 {
     // 1. Set connection’s close pending flag to true.
-    connection.set_close_pending(true);
+    connection->set_close_pending(true);
 
     // FIXME: 2. If the forced flag is true, then for each transaction created using connection run abort a transaction with transaction and newly created "AbortError" DOMException.
     // FIXME: 3. Wait for all transactions created using connection to complete. Once they are complete, connection is closed.
-    connection.set_state(IDBDatabase::ConnectionState::Closed);
+    connection->set_state(IDBDatabase::ConnectionState::Closed);
 
     // 4. If the forced flag is true, then fire an event named close at connection.
     if (forced)
-        connection.dispatch_event(DOM::Event::create(connection.realm(), HTML::EventNames::close));
+        connection->dispatch_event(DOM::Event::create(connection->realm(), HTML::EventNames::close));
 }
 
 // https://w3c.github.io/IndexedDB/#upgrade-a-database
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/IndexedDB/Internal/Algorithms.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/IndexedDB/Internal/Algorithms.h
index 907c2d1924b..09a33be3f48 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/IndexedDB/Internal/Algorithms.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/IndexedDB/Internal/Algorithms.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ using KeyPath = Variant<String, Vector<String>>;
 WebIDL::ExceptionOr<GC::Ref<IDBDatabase>> open_a_database_connection(JS::Realm&, StorageAPI::StorageKey, String, Optional<u64>, GC::Ref<IDBRequest>);
 bool fire_a_version_change_event(JS::Realm&, FlyString const&, GC::Ref<DOM::EventTarget>, u64, Optional<u64>);
 ErrorOr<GC::Ref<Key>> convert_a_value_to_a_key(JS::Realm&, JS::Value, Vector<JS::Value> = {});
-void close_a_database_connection(IDBDatabase&, bool forced = false);
+void close_a_database_connection(GC::Ref<IDBDatabase>, bool forced = false);
 GC::Ref<IDBTransaction> upgrade_a_database(JS::Realm&, GC::Ref<IDBDatabase>, u64, GC::Ref<IDBRequest>);
 WebIDL::ExceptionOr<u64> delete_a_database(JS::Realm&, StorageAPI::StorageKey, String, GC::Ref<IDBRequest>);
 void abort_a_transaction(GC::Ref<IDBTransaction>, GC::Ptr<WebIDL::DOMException>);