diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 68321065..39975d90 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_sqlAsync_after_work(uv_work_t* work, int status)
 
 			JSValue response = JS_Call(context, sql_work->callback, JS_UNDEFINED, 1, &row);
 			tf_util_report_error(context, response);
+			JS_FreeValue(context, response);
 			JS_FreeValue(context, row);
 		}
 		else