diff --git a/apps/app_alarmreceiver.c b/apps/app_alarmreceiver.c
index 2d9c264c05..28d28b4c43 100755
--- a/apps/app_alarmreceiver.c
+++ b/apps/app_alarmreceiver.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static int load_config(void)
 			strncpy(db_family, p, sizeof(db_family) - 1);
 			db_family[sizeof(db_family) - 1] = '\0';
 		}
-
+		ast_destroy(cfg);
 	}
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/apps/app_festival.c b/apps/app_festival.c
index 82908f0501..e7e0bd4269 100755
--- a/apps/app_festival.c
+++ b/apps/app_festival.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ static int festival_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *vdata)
 	if (!(festivalcommand = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "festivalcommand"))) {
 		festivalcommand = "(tts_textasterisk \"%s\" 'file)(quit)\n";
 	}
+	ast_destroy(cfg);
 	if (!vdata || ast_strlen_zero(vdata)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "festival requires an argument (text)\n");
 		return -1;