diff --git a/pagure/__init__.py b/pagure/__init__.py
index d4d0fe7..124ccd0 100644
--- a/pagure/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ __api_version__ = '0.13'
 
 
 import datetime  # noqa: E402
+import gc  # noqa: E402
 import logging  # noqa: E402
 import logging.config  # noqa: E402
 import os  # noqa: E402
@@ -794,6 +795,15 @@ def shutdown_session(exception=None):
     SESSION.remove()
 
 
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+@APP.teardown_request
+def gcollect(exception=None):
+    """ Runs a garbage collection to get rid of any open pygit2 handles.
+
+    Details: https://pagure.io/pagure/issue/2302"""
+    gc.collect()
+
+
 if perfrepo:
     # Do this at the very end, so that the after_request comes last.
     APP.after_request(perfrepo.print_stats)