diff --git a/channels/misdn_config.c b/channels/misdn_config.c
index 8aa9a0acf0..4a90bbec1e 100644
--- a/channels/misdn_config.c
+++ b/channels/misdn_config.c
@@ -875,6 +875,9 @@ static int _parse (union misdn_cfg_pt *dest, const char *value, enum misdn_cfg_t
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case MISDN_CTYPE_STR:
+		if (dest->str) {
+			ast_free(dest->str);
+		}
 		if ((len = strlen(value))) {
 			dest->str = ast_malloc((len + 1) * sizeof(char));
 			strncpy(dest->str, value, len);
@@ -894,18 +897,24 @@ static int _parse (union misdn_cfg_pt *dest, const char *value, enum misdn_cfg_t
 			res = sscanf(value, "%30d", &tmp);
 		}
 		if (res) {
-			dest->num = ast_malloc(sizeof(int));
+			if (!dest->num) {
+				dest->num = ast_malloc(sizeof(int));
+			}
 			memcpy(dest->num, &tmp, sizeof(int));
 		} else
 			re = -1;
 	}
 		break;
 	case MISDN_CTYPE_BOOL:
-		dest->num = ast_malloc(sizeof(int));
+		if (!dest->num) {
+			dest->num = ast_malloc(sizeof(int));
+		}
 		*(dest->num) = (ast_true(value) ? 1 : 0);
 		break;
 	case MISDN_CTYPE_BOOLINT:
-		dest->num = ast_malloc(sizeof(int));
+		if (!dest->num) {
+			dest->num = ast_malloc(sizeof(int));
+		}
 		if (sscanf(value, "%30d", &tmp)) {
 			memcpy(dest->num, &tmp, sizeof(int));
 		} else {
@@ -924,7 +933,9 @@ static int _parse (union misdn_cfg_pt *dest, const char *value, enum misdn_cfg_t
 		}
 		break;
 	case MISDN_CTYPE_ASTGROUP:
-		dest->grp = ast_malloc(sizeof(ast_group_t));
+		if (!dest->grp) {
+			dest->grp = ast_malloc(sizeof(ast_group_t));
+		}
 		*(dest->grp) = ast_get_group(value);
 		break;
 	}