diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
index dc8761fcc95d..45ec27d86978 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 import org.wordpress.android.util.MediaUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.NetworkUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.PermissionUtils;
+import org.wordpress.android.util.SqlUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.StringUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.ToastUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.ToastUtils.Duration;
@@ -1527,8 +1528,8 @@ private String getPathFromContentUri(Uri imageUri) {
         if (cur != null && cur.moveToFirst()) {
             int dataColumn = cur.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
             path = cur.getString(dataColumn);
-            cur.close();
         }
+        SqlUtils.closeCursor(cur);
         return path;
     }
 
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/services/PostUploadService.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/services/PostUploadService.java
index 9b62c84b2bc7..07c9cb996ba7 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/services/PostUploadService.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/services/PostUploadService.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.wordpress.android.util.DisplayUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.ImageUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.MediaUtils;
+import org.wordpress.android.util.SqlUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.StringUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.SystemServiceFactory;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.WPMeShortlinks;
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ private String uploadImage(MediaFile mediaFile) {
                     path = thumbData;
                     mediaFile.setFilePath(imageFile.getPath());
                 }
+                SqlUtils.closeCursor(cur);
             } else { // file is not in media library
                 path = imageUri.toString().replace("file://", "");
                 imageFile = new File(path);
@@ -706,6 +708,7 @@ private String uploadVideo(MediaFile mediaFile) {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                SqlUtils.closeCursor(cur);
             } else { // file is not in media library
                 String filePath = videoUri.toString().replace("file://", "");
                 mediaFile.setFilePath(filePath);
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/prefs/SiteSettingsInterface.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/prefs/SiteSettingsInterface.java
index 0dc980e2d0b8..b9c2f35bf9d2 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/prefs/SiteSettingsInterface.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/prefs/SiteSettingsInterface.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.wordpress.android.models.CategoryModel;
 import org.wordpress.android.models.SiteSettingsModel;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.LanguageUtils;
+import org.wordpress.android.util.SqlUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.StringUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.WPPrefUtils;
 import org.xmlrpc.android.ApiHelper.Method;
@@ -152,9 +153,13 @@ public static String getDefaultCategory(Context context) {
         if (id != 0) {
             CategoryModel category = new CategoryModel();
             Cursor cursor = SiteSettingsTable.getCategory(id);
-            if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
-                category.deserializeFromDatabase(cursor);
-                return category.name;
+            try {
+                if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
+                    category.deserializeFromDatabase(cursor);
+                    return category.name;
+                }
+            } finally {
+                SqlUtils.closeCursor(cursor);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/libs/utils/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/MediaUtils.java b/libs/utils/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/MediaUtils.java
index a96dadc7493e..963dd4b40d0e 100644
--- a/libs/utils/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/MediaUtils.java
+++ b/libs/utils/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/MediaUtils.java
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ public static Uri getLastRecordedVideoUri(Activity activity) {
         CursorLoader loader = new CursorLoader(activity, contentUri, proj, null, null, sortOrder);
         Cursor cursor = loader.loadInBackground();
         cursor.moveToFirst();
+        long value = cursor.getLong(0);
+        SqlUtils.closeCursor(cursor);
 
-        return Uri.parse(contentUri.toString() + "/" + cursor.getLong(0));
+        return Uri.parse(contentUri.toString() + "/" + value);
     }
 
     /**