diff --git a/util/net_help.c b/util/net_help.c

index 3b5527a..42a7666 100644

--- a/util/net_help.c

+++ b/util/net_help.c

@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ void* connect_sslctx_create(char* key, char* pem, char* verifypem, int wincert)

 	if((SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION) &

 		SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION) != SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION) {

 		log_crypto_err("could not set SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION");

+		SSL_CTX_free(ctx);

 		return 0;

 	}

 #endif