diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4217c6d..c63618a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+### 0.7.1 (2018-07-18)
+
+* Fix panic when using MySQL for events storage and no table created yet.
+
 ### 0.7 (2018-07-04)
 
-* When using MySQL for event storage, do not leak connections.
+* When using MySQL for events storage, do not leak connections.
 * Last events were not shown when viewing a repo of non-default namespace.
 * Support repos with slash in the name.
 * Enable Sonatype Nexus compatibility.
diff --git a/events/event_listener.go b/events/event_listener.go
index f90ea4d..3050ce4 100644
--- a/events/event_listener.go
+++ b/events/event_listener.go
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ func (e *EventListener) getDababaseHandler() (*sql.DB, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			firstRun = true
 		}
-		rows.Close()
+		if rows != nil {
+			rows.Close()
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Create table on first run.