diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 33325b73..59b1c195 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ static JSValue _tf_ssb_sqlAsync(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int a
 				_tf_ssb_sql_append(&work->binds, &work->binds_count, string, length);
 				JS_FreeCString(context, string);
 			}
+			JS_FreeValue(context, value);
 		}
 		int r = uv_queue_work(tf_ssb_get_loop(ssb), &work->request, _tf_ssb_sqlAsync_work, _tf_ssb_sqlAsync_after_work);
 		if (r)