diff --git a/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs b/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
index d1b77e9d7..01a5b3d5e 100644
--- a/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/javascript/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 use napi::bindgen_prelude::*;
 use napi::{Env, Task};
 use napi_derive::napi;
-use std::{cell::RefCell, num::NonZeroUsize, sync::Arc};
+use std::{
+    cell::{Cell, RefCell},
+    num::NonZeroUsize,
+    sync::Arc,
+};
 
 /// Step result constants
 const STEP_ROW: u32 = 1;
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct Database {
     io: Arc<dyn turso_core::IO>,
     conn: Arc<turso_core::Connection>,
     is_memory: bool,
-    is_open: RefCell<bool>,
+    is_open: Cell<bool>,
 }
 
 #[napi]
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ impl Database {
             io,
             conn,
             is_memory,
-            is_open: RefCell::new(true),
+            is_open: Cell::new(true),
         })
     }
 
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ impl Database {
     /// Returns whether the database connection is open.
     #[napi(getter)]
     pub fn open(&self) -> bool {
-        *self.is_open.borrow()
+        self.is_open.get()
     }
 
     /// Executes a batch of SQL statements.
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ impl Database {
     /// `Ok(())` if the database is closed successfully.
     #[napi]
     pub fn close(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        *self.is_open.borrow_mut() = false;
+        self.is_open.set(false);
         // Database close is handled automatically when dropped
         Ok(())
     }