diff --git a/pkg/scyllaclient/provider.go b/pkg/scyllaclient/provider.go
index 888ffe5b8c..bdf738e7c4 100644
--- a/pkg/scyllaclient/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/scyllaclient/provider.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/scylladb/go-log"
+	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-manager/v3/pkg/util/logutil"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-manager/v3/pkg/util/timeutc"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-manager/v3/pkg/util/uuid"
 )
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func (p *CachedProvider) Close() error {
 
 	for clusterID, c := range p.clients {
 		delete(p.clients, clusterID)
-		c.client.Close()
+		logutil.LogOnError(context.Background(), p.logger, c.client.Close, "Couldn't close scylla client")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/service/cluster/service.go b/pkg/service/cluster/service.go
index 4fcc05f5a4..b353f0a648 100644
--- a/pkg/service/cluster/service.go
+++ b/pkg/service/cluster/service.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-manager/v3/pkg/secrets"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-manager/v3/pkg/service"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-manager/v3/pkg/store"
+	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-manager/v3/pkg/util/logutil"
 	"github.com/scylladb/scylla-manager/v3/pkg/util/uuid"
 	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 )
@@ -141,11 +142,7 @@ func (s *Service) createClient(ctx context.Context, clusterID uuid.UUID) (*scyll
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := client.Close(); err != nil {
-			s.logger.Error(ctx, "Couldn't close scylla client", "error", err)
-		}
-	}()
+	defer logutil.LogOnError(ctx, s.logger, client.Close, "Couldn't close scylla client")
 
 	for _, host := range config.Hosts {
 		knownHosts, err := s.discoverHosts(scyllaclient.ClientContextWithSelectedHost(ctx, host), client)
@@ -458,7 +455,7 @@ func (s *Service) validateHostsConnectivity(ctx context.Context, c *Cluster) err
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "create client")
 	}
-	defer client.Close()
+	defer logutil.LogOnError(ctx, s.logger, client.Close, "Couldn't close scylla client")
 
 	status, err := client.Status(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -544,6 +541,7 @@ func (s *Service) ListNodes(ctx context.Context, clusterID uuid.UUID) ([]Node, e
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer logutil.LogOnError(ctx, s.logger, client.Close, "Couldn't close scylla client")
 
 	dcs, err := client.Datacenters(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -578,6 +576,7 @@ func (s *Service) GetSession(ctx context.Context, clusterID uuid.UUID) (session
 	if err != nil {
 		return session, errors.Wrap(err, "get client")
 	}
+	defer logutil.LogOnError(ctx, s.logger, client.Close, "Couldn't close scylla client")
 
 	ni, err := client.AnyNodeInfo(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/service/repair/service.go b/pkg/service/repair/service.go
index 07fdfce17a..50c0e566ba 100644
--- a/pkg/service/repair/service.go
+++ b/pkg/service/repair/service.go
@@ -156,9 +156,11 @@ func (s *Service) GetTarget(ctx context.Context, clusterID uuid.UUID, properties
 	// Sort plan
 	p.SizeSort()
 	p.PrioritySort(NewInternalTablePreference())
+
 	if clusterSession, err := s.clusterSession(ctx, clusterID); err != nil {
 		s.logger.Info(ctx, "No cluster credentials, couldn't ensure repairing base table before its views", "error", err)
 	} else {
+		defer clusterSession.Close()
 		views, err := query.GetAllViews(clusterSession)
 		if err != nil {
 			return t, errors.Wrap(err, "get cluster views")
diff --git a/pkg/service/restore/service.go b/pkg/service/restore/service.go
index 481c3d14e4..523bf01f23 100644
--- a/pkg/service/restore/service.go
+++ b/pkg/service/restore/service.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func (s *Service) Restore(ctx context.Context, clusterID, taskID, runID uuid.UUI
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "create worker")
 	}
+	defer w.clusterSession.Close()
 	w.setRunInfo(taskID, runID)
 
 	if err := w.initTarget(ctx, properties); err != nil {