diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 1df7ff84..4f4ab00e 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -1682,6 +1682,9 @@ static void _tf_ssb_following_after_work(uv_work_t* work, int status)
 		JS_FreeValue(context, message);
 	}
 
+	JS_FreeValue(context, following->promise[0]);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, following->promise[1]);
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < following->ids_count; i++)
 	{
 		tf_free((void*)following->ids[i]);