diff --git a/fiat-sql/src/test/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/permissions/SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests.kt b/fiat-sql/src/test/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/permissions/SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests.kt
index 4a754e403..b94dc34b9 100644
--- a/fiat-sql/src/test/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/permissions/SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests.kt
+++ b/fiat-sql/src/test/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/fiat/permissions/SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests.kt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ internal object SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests : JUnit5Minutests {
                 val first = jooq.select(USER.UPDATED_AT)
                     .from(USER)
                     .where(USER.ID.eq(user1.id))
-                    .fetchOne(USER.UPDATED_AT)
+                    .fetchOne(USER.UPDATED_AT)!!
 
                 user1.isAdmin = true
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ internal object SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests : JUnit5Minutests {
                 val second = jooq.select(USER.UPDATED_AT)
                     .from(USER)
                     .where(USER.ID.eq(user1.id))
-                    .fetchOne(USER.UPDATED_AT)
+                    .fetchOne(USER.UPDATED_AT)!!
 
                 expectThat(second).isGreaterThan(first)
             }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ internal object SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests : JUnit5Minutests {
                         RESOURCE.RESOURCE_TYPE.eq(account1.resourceType).and(
                             RESOURCE.RESOURCE_NAME.eq(account1.name)
                         )
-                    ).fetchOne(RESOURCE.UPDATED_AT)
+                    ).fetchOne(RESOURCE.UPDATED_AT)!!
 
                 clock.tick(Duration.ofSeconds(1))
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ internal object SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests : JUnit5Minutests {
                         RESOURCE.RESOURCE_TYPE.eq(account1.resourceType).and(
                             RESOURCE.RESOURCE_NAME.eq(account1.name)
                         )
-                    ).fetchOne(RESOURCE.UPDATED_AT)
+                    ).fetchOne(RESOURCE.UPDATED_AT)!!
 
                 expectThat(same).isEqualTo(first)
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ internal object SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests : JUnit5Minutests {
                         RESOURCE.RESOURCE_TYPE.eq(account1.resourceType).and(
                             RESOURCE.RESOURCE_NAME.eq(account1.name)
                         )
-                    ).fetchOne(RESOURCE.UPDATED_AT)
+                    ).fetchOne(RESOURCE.UPDATED_AT)!!
 
                 expectThat(second).isGreaterThan(first)
             }
@@ -726,10 +726,6 @@ internal object SqlPermissionsRepositoryTests : JUnit5Minutests {
         after {
             jooq.flushAll()
         }
-
-        afterAll {
-            jooq.close()
-        }
     }
 
     fun tests() = rootContext<JooqConfig> {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5b844768d..cd1cf739a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 includeProviders=file,github,google-groups,ldap
-korkVersion=7.213.0
+korkVersion=7.214.0
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 spinnakerGradleVersion=8.32.1
 targetJava11=true