diff --git a/res/res_clialiases.c b/res/res_clialiases.c
index d67f3ba39b..bb1a78d3b7 100644
--- a/res/res_clialiases.c
+++ b/res/res_clialiases.c
@@ -209,7 +209,10 @@ static void load_config(int reload)
 			alias->cli_entry.command = alias->alias;
 			alias->cli_entry.usage = "Aliased CLI Command\n";
 
-			ast_cli_register(&alias->cli_entry);
+			if (ast_cli_register(&alias->cli_entry)) {
+				ao2_ref(alias, -1);
+				continue;
+			}
 			ao2_link(cli_aliases, alias);
 			ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_2 "Aliased CLI command '%s' to '%s'\n", v1->name, v1->value);
 			ao2_ref(alias, -1);