diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-yaks-cough.md b/.changeset/gentle-yaks-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87769ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-yaks-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@emigrate/mysql': patch
+---
+
+Unreference all connections when run using Bun, to not keep the process open unnecessarily long
diff --git a/packages/mysql/package.json b/packages/mysql/package.json
index afa751d..e162e75 100644
--- a/packages/mysql/package.json
+++ b/packages/mysql/package.json
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@emigrate/tsconfig": "workspace:*",
-    "@types/bun": "1.0.5",
-    "bun-types": "1.0.26"
+    "@types/bun": "1.1.2",
+    "bun-types": "1.1.8"
   },
   "volta": {
     "extends": "../../package.json"
diff --git a/packages/mysql/src/index.ts b/packages/mysql/src/index.ts
index 5b97560..22b8271 100644
--- a/packages/mysql/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mysql/src/index.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ export type MysqlLoaderOptions = {
   connection: ConnectionOptions | string;
 };
 
-const getConnection = async (connection: ConnectionOptions | string) => {
-  if (typeof connection === 'string') {
-    const uri = new URL(connection);
+const getConnection = async (options: ConnectionOptions | string) => {
+  let connection: Connection;
+
+  if (typeof options === 'string') {
+    const uri = new URL(options);
 
     // client side connectTimeout is unstable in mysql2 library
     // it throws an error you can't catch and crashes node
@@ -51,17 +53,25 @@ const getConnection = async (connection: ConnectionOptions | string) => {
     uri.searchParams.set('connectTimeout', '0');
     uri.searchParams.set('multipleStatements', 'true');
 
-    return createConnection(uri.toString());
+    connection = await createConnection(uri.toString());
+  } else {
+    connection = await createConnection({
+      ...options,
+      // client side connectTimeout is unstable in mysql2 library
+      // it throws an error you can't catch and crashes node
+      // best to leave this at 0 (disabled)
+      connectTimeout: 0,
+      multipleStatements: true,
+    });
   }
 
-  return createConnection({
-    ...connection,
-    // client side connectTimeout is unstable in mysql2 library
-    // it throws an error you can't catch and crashes node
-    // best to leave this at 0 (disabled)
-    connectTimeout: 0,
-    multipleStatements: true,
-  });
+  if (process.isBun) {
+    // @ts-expect-error the connection is not in the types but it's there
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+    connection.connection.stream.unref();
+  }
+
+  return connection;
 };
 
 const getPool = (connection: PoolOptions | string) => {
@@ -354,12 +364,6 @@ export const createMysqlLoader = ({ connection }: MysqlLoaderOptions): LoaderPlu
         const contents = await fs.readFile(migration.filePath, 'utf8');
         const conn = await getConnection(connection);
 
-        if (process.isBun) {
-          // @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 {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d6a9a95..e880a00 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../tsconfig
       '@types/bun':
-        specifier: 1.0.5
-        version: 1.0.5
+        specifier: 1.1.2
+        version: 1.1.2
       bun-types:
-        specifier: 1.0.26
-        version: 1.0.26
+        specifier: 1.1.8
+        version: 1.1.8
 
   packages/plugin-generate-js:
     dependencies:
@@ -1791,6 +1791,12 @@ packages:
       bun-types: 1.0.26
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/bun@1.1.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-pRBDD3EDqPf83qe95i3EpYu5G2J8bbb78a3736vnCm2K8YWtEE5cvJUq2jkKvJhW07YTfQtbImywIwRhWL8z3Q==}
+    dependencies:
+      bun-types: 1.1.8
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/debug@4.1.12:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vIChWdVG3LG1SMxEvI/AK+FWJthlrqlTu7fbrlywTkkaONwk/UAGaULXRlf8vkzFBLVm0zkMdCquhL5aOjhXPQ==}
     dependencies:
@@ -1891,6 +1897,12 @@ packages:
       undici-types: 5.26.5
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/node@20.12.14:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-scnD59RpYD91xngrQQLGkE+6UrHUPzeKZWhhjBSa3HSkwjbQc38+q3RoIVEwxQGRw3M+j5hpNAM+lgV3cVormg==}
+    dependencies:
+      undici-types: 5.26.5
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/normalize-package-data@2.4.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-37i+OaWTh9qeK4LSHPsyRC7NahnGotNuZvjLSgcPzblpHB3rrCJxAOgI5gCdKm7coonsaX1Of0ILiTcnZjbfxA==}
     dev: false
@@ -2707,6 +2719,13 @@ packages:
       '@types/ws': 8.5.10
     dev: true
 
+  /bun-types@1.1.8:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dwhfuUKSGK8hm5Llcvb5+ejRh+4mIt8ibObJVKhZBsi0ScpXmt+AlaS1eDW6uRXCHj084Qt0kIqAJ08/7ZGC9Q==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/node': 20.12.14
+      '@types/ws': 8.5.10
+    dev: true
+
   /bundle-name@3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PKA4BeSvBpQKQ8iPOGCSiell+N8P+Tf1DlwqmYhpe2gAhKPHn8EYOxVT+ShuGmhg8lN8XiSlS80yiExKXrURlw==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}