diff --git a/world/client.cpp b/world/client.cpp
index 39a1789c8..b8bc0dd78 100644
--- a/world/client.cpp
+++ b/world/client.cpp
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ void Client::SendGuildList() {
 	//ask the guild manager to build us a nice guild list packet
 	outapp->pBuffer = guild_mgr.MakeGuildList("", outapp->size);
 	if(outapp->pBuffer == nullptr) {
+		safe_delete(outapp);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/zone/guild.cpp b/zone/guild.cpp
index 76e22b4f5..4de3b00ad 100644
--- a/zone/guild.cpp
+++ b/zone/guild.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ void Client::SendGuildList() {
 	outapp->pBuffer = guild_mgr.MakeGuildList(/*GetName()*/"", outapp->size);
 	if(outapp->pBuffer == nullptr) {
 		LogGuilds("Unable to make guild list!");
+		safe_delete(outapp);
 		return;
 	}