diff --git a/src/plugins/accounting_storage/mysql/as_mysql_cluster.c b/src/plugins/accounting_storage/mysql/as_mysql_cluster.c
index f64ea144c572064c0f0269e4fc0b61525494c847..abca868f97f1072e13f7c552ed1355ea180a9d58 100644
--- a/src/plugins/accounting_storage/mysql/as_mysql_cluster.c
+++ b/src/plugins/accounting_storage/mysql/as_mysql_cluster.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ extern List as_mysql_modify_clusters(mysql_conn_t *mysql_conn, uint32_t uid,
 		if (debug_flags & DEBUG_FLAG_DB_ASSOC)
 			DB_DEBUG(mysql_conn->conn,
 				 "didn't effect anything\n%s", query);
+		xfree(name_char);
 		xfree(vals);
 		xfree(query);
 		return ret_list;