diff --git a/src/defrag.c b/src/defrag.c
index ff63cf8fd..25b4ee45a 100644
--- a/src/defrag.c
+++ b/src/defrag.c
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ void activeDefragCycle(void) {
             defrag_later_cursor = 0;
             current_db = -1;
             cursor = 0;
+            expires_cursor = 0;
             db = NULL;
             goto update_metrics;
         }