diff --git a/tests/misc_tests.c b/tests/misc_tests.c
index 59b3a6b7..c558ac0d 100644
--- a/tests/misc_tests.c
+++ b/tests/misc_tests.c
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ static void cjson_set_valuestring_should_return_null_if_strings_overlap(void)
     /* If it overlaps, the string will be messed up.*/
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(strcmp(str, "bcde") == 0);
     TEST_ASSERT_NULL(str2);
+    cJSON_Delete(obj);
 }
 
 static void *CJSON_CDECL failing_realloc(void *pointer, size_t size)