diff --git a/cognee/infrastructure/databases/graph/neo4j_driver/adapter.py b/cognee/infrastructure/databases/graph/neo4j_driver/adapter.py
index 8e79b201e..10b1d029f 100644
--- a/cognee/infrastructure/databases/graph/neo4j_driver/adapter.py
+++ b/cognee/infrastructure/databases/graph/neo4j_driver/adapter.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Neo4jAdapter(GraphDBInterface):
         graph_database_url: str,
         graph_database_username: str,
         graph_database_password: str,
-        driver: Optional[Any] = None,
+        driver: Optional[Any] = None
     ):
         self.driver = driver or AsyncGraphDatabase.driver(
             graph_database_url,
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ class Neo4jAdapter(GraphDBInterface):
             max_connection_lifetime = 120
         )
 
-    async def close(self) -> None:
-        await self.driver.close()
-
     @asynccontextmanager
     async def get_session(self) -> AsyncSession:
         async with self.driver.session() as session:
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@ class Neo4jAdapter(GraphDBInterface):
             async with self.get_session() as session:
                 result = await session.run(query, parameters = params)
                 data = await result.data()
-                await self.close()
                 return data
         except Neo4jError as error:
             logger.error("Neo4j query error: %s", error, exc_info = True)
diff --git a/cognee/tasks/graph/query_graph_connections.py b/cognee/tasks/graph/query_graph_connections.py
index cd4d76a5e..c64abc31b 100644
--- a/cognee/tasks/graph/query_graph_connections.py
+++ b/cognee/tasks/graph/query_graph_connections.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ async def query_graph_connections(query: str, exploration_levels = 1) -> list[(s
             return []
 
         node_connections_results = await asyncio.gather(
-            *[graph_engine.get_connections(result.id) for result in relevant_results]
+            *[graph_engine.get_connections(str(result.id)) for result in relevant_results]
         )
 
         node_connections = []