diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 661b6f3a..5efcc7a5 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@ static JSValue _tf_ssb_appendMessageWithIdentity(JSContext* context, JSValueCons
 		uint8_t private_key[crypto_sign_SECRETKEYBYTES];
 		if (tf_ssb_db_identity_get_private_key(ssb, user, id, private_key, sizeof(private_key)))
 		{
-			tf_ssb_verify_strip_and_store_message(ssb, tf_ssb_sign_message(ssb, id, private_key, argv[2]), _tf_ssb_appendMessageWithIdentity_callback, async);
+			JSValue signed_message = tf_ssb_sign_message(ssb, id, private_key, argv[2]);
+			tf_ssb_verify_strip_and_store_message(ssb, signed_message, _tf_ssb_appendMessageWithIdentity_callback, async);
+			JS_FreeValue(context, signed_message);
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index 89e41690..ac305f2f 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_createHistoryStream(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uin
 	JS_FreeValue(context, id);
 	JS_FreeValue(context, seq);
 	JS_FreeValue(context, keys);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, live);
 	JS_FreeValue(context, arg);
 	JS_FreeValue(context, arg_array);
 }