diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 007968d..100f914 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	struct sensors_t *sensors = malloc(sizeof(*sensors)); // no actual point in mallocing and it is ever so sligtly slower to access heap vs stack, but its cool
 	if (sensors == nullptr) {
 		applog(LOG_ERR, "can't allocate mem for the sensor struct. You don't got %lu bytes bro?", sizeof(*sensors));
+		free(sensors);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	applog(LOG_INF, "sensor struct allocated, size is %lu bytes", sizeof(*sensors));