diff --git a/res/res_http_post.c b/res/res_http_post.c
index bcf2e0dbdc..d065365fd8 100644
--- a/res/res_http_post.c
+++ b/res/res_http_post.c
@@ -245,12 +245,14 @@ static struct ast_str *http_post_callback(struct ast_tcptls_session_instance *se
 
 	if (!(message_count = process_message(message, post_dir->str))) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Invalid MIME data, found no parts!\n");
-
+		g_object_unref(message);
 		return ast_http_error((*status = 400),
 				      (*title = ast_strdup("Bad Request")),
 				      NULL, "The was an error parsing the request.");
 	}
 
+	g_object_unref(message);
+
 	return ast_http_error((*status = 200),
 			      (*title = ast_strdup("OK")),
 			      NULL, "File successfully uploaded.");