diff --git a/.changeset/spotty-singers-shake.md b/.changeset/spotty-singers-shake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fe0f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spotty-singers-shake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@emigrate/mysql': patch
+---
+
+Unreference all connections automatically so that they don't hinder the process from exiting. This is especially needed in Bun environments as it seems to handle sockets differently regarding this matter than NodeJS.
diff --git a/packages/mysql/src/index.ts b/packages/mysql/src/index.ts
index de253c9..6c009e9 100644
--- a/packages/mysql/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mysql/src/index.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ export const createMysqlStorage = ({ table = defaultTable, connection }: MysqlSt
     async initializeStorage() {
       const pool = getPool(connection);
 
+      pool.on('connection', (connection) => {
+        // @ts-expect-error stream is not in the types but it's there
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+        connection.stream.unref();
+      });
+
       await pool.query('SELECT 1');
 
       try {
@@ -268,6 +274,10 @@ export const createMysqlLoader = ({ connection }: MysqlLoaderOptions): LoaderPlu
         const contents = await fs.readFile(migration.filePath, 'utf8');
         const conn = await getConnection(connection);
 
+        // @ts-expect-error the connection is not in the types but it's there
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+        conn.connection.stream.unref();
+
         try {
           await conn.query(contents);
         } finally {