diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index 9c973e082c..ac12f89e37 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -3773,6 +3773,7 @@ static int queue_function_queuememberlist(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, c
 			buflen += strlen(m->interface);
 			/* Safeguard against overflow (negative length) */
 			if (buflen >= len - 2) {
+				ao2_ref(m, -1);
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Truncating list\n");
 				break;
 			}
@@ -4520,6 +4521,7 @@ static char *complete_queue_remove_member(const char *line, const char *word, in
 					ao2_ref(m, -1);
 					return tmp;
 				}
+				ao2_ref(m, -1);
 			}
 			ast_mutex_unlock(&q->lock);
 		}