diff --git a/mtce-common/cgts-mtce-common-1.0/maintenance/mtcNodeHdlrs.cpp b/mtce-common/cgts-mtce-common-1.0/maintenance/mtcNodeHdlrs.cpp
index ba56776f..ffb6e44d 100755
--- a/mtce-common/cgts-mtce-common-1.0/maintenance/mtcNodeHdlrs.cpp
+++ b/mtce-common/cgts-mtce-common-1.0/maintenance/mtcNodeHdlrs.cpp
@@ -3459,6 +3459,11 @@ int nodeLinkClass::swact_handler  ( struct nodeLinkClass::node * node_ptr )
                 mtcTimer_start_msec ( node_ptr->mtcSwact_timer, mtcTimer_handler, SWACT_FAIL_MSEC_DELAY );
                 node_ptr->swactStage = MTC_SWACT__QUERY ;
             }
+
+            /* avoid leaks in failure cases */
+            mtcHttpUtil_free_conn  ( smgrEvent );
+            mtcHttpUtil_free_base  ( smgrEvent );
+
             break ;
         }