diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-outofscope.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-outofscope.c
index 125d7d8513..2438911a9e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-outofscope.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-outofscope.c
@@ -347,28 +347,31 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 
 	close_cur1();
 
+	free(myvar);
+	free(mynullvar);
+
 	strcpy(msg, "drop");
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "drop table a1", ECPGt_EOIT, ECPGt_EORT);
-#line 115 "outofscope.pgc"
+#line 118 "outofscope.pgc"
 
 if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
-#line 115 "outofscope.pgc"
+#line 118 "outofscope.pgc"
 
 
 	strcpy(msg, "commit");
 	{ ECPGtrans(__LINE__, NULL, "commit");
-#line 118 "outofscope.pgc"
+#line 121 "outofscope.pgc"
 
 if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
-#line 118 "outofscope.pgc"
+#line 121 "outofscope.pgc"
 
 
 	strcpy(msg, "disconnect");
 	{ ECPGdisconnect(__LINE__, "CURRENT");
-#line 121 "outofscope.pgc"
+#line 124 "outofscope.pgc"
 
 if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
-#line 121 "outofscope.pgc"
+#line 124 "outofscope.pgc"
 
 
 	return (0);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-outofscope.stderr b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-outofscope.stderr
index 91d350554e..c7f8771c69 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-outofscope.stderr
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-outofscope.stderr
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 58: OK: CLOSE CURSOR
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 115: query: drop table a1; with 0 parameter(s) on connection regress1
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 118: query: drop table a1; with 0 parameter(s) on connection regress1
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 115: using PQexec
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 118: using PQexec
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 115: OK: DROP TABLE
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_execute on line 118: OK: DROP TABLE
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
-[NO_PID]: ECPGtrans on line 118: action "commit"; connection "regress1"
+[NO_PID]: ECPGtrans on line 121: action "commit"; connection "regress1"
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_finish: connection regress1 closed
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/outofscope.pgc b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/outofscope.pgc
index 25efe75cca..6b5d2707ce 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/outofscope.pgc
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/outofscope.pgc
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ main (void)
 
 	close_cur1();
 
+	free(myvar);
+	free(mynullvar);
+
 	strcpy(msg, "drop");
 	exec sql drop table a1;