@@ -701,12 +701,19 @@ submitstats (const char *clamdcfg, const struct optstruct *opts)

         logg ("*Connecting via %s\n", proxy);

     }

-    if ((clamsockd = clamd_connect (clamdcfg, "SubmitDetectionStats")) < 0)

+    if ((clamsockd = clamd_connect (clamdcfg, "SubmitDetectionStats")) < 0){

+        if(auth){

+	    free(auth);

+	}    

         return FCE_CONNECTION;

+    }	

     recvlninit (&rcv, clamsockd);

     if (sendln (clamsockd, "zDETSTATS", 10))

     {

+        if(auth){

+	    free(auth);

+	}    

         closesocket (clamsockd);

         return FCE_CONNECTION;

     }