diff --git a/src/AsyncWebSocket.cpp b/src/AsyncWebSocket.cpp
index dc99d39..fd1c7b8 100644
--- a/src/AsyncWebSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/AsyncWebSocket.cpp
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ size_t AsyncWebSocketClient::printf(const char *format, ...) {
   va_start(arg, format);
   char* temp = new char[MAX_PRINTF_LEN];
   if(!temp){
+    va_end(arg);
     return 0;
   }
   char* buffer = temp;
@@ -741,6 +742,7 @@ size_t AsyncWebSocketClient::printf_P(PGM_P formatP, ...) {
   va_start(arg, formatP);
   char* temp = new char[MAX_PRINTF_LEN];
   if(!temp){
+    va_end(arg);
     return 0;
   }
   char* buffer = temp;