diff --git a/django/db/backends/__init__.py b/django/db/backends/__init__.py
index 7c918e06099..4dab0e3e16e 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/__init__.py
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ class BaseDatabaseWrapper(object):
         # Don't call validate_no_atomic_block() to avoid making it difficult
         # to get rid of a connection in an invalid state. The next connect()
         # will reset the transaction state anyway.
+        if self.closed_in_transaction or self.connection is None:
+            return
         try:
             self._close()
         finally: