diff --git a/hexlib/db.py b/hexlib/db.py
index 12cec9b..4bddc16 100644
--- a/hexlib/db.py
+++ b/hexlib/db.py
@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ class PgConn:
     def __init__(self, logger=None, **kwargs):
         self._conn_args = kwargs
         self.conn = psycopg2.connect(**kwargs)
-        self.cur = self.conn.cursor()
         self._logger = logger
 
     def __enter__(self):
+        self.cur = self.conn.cursor()
         return self
 
     def exec(self, query_string, args=None):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1f74577..8a5c70a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="hexlib",
-    version="1.86",
+    version="1.87",
     description="Misc utility methods",
     author="simon987",
     author_email="me@simon987.net",