diff --git a/plugins/commando.c b/plugins/commando.c
index c2b32239e..83379aafb 100644
--- a/plugins/commando.c
+++ b/plugins/commando.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ static void handle_incmd(struct node_id *peer,
 	}
 
 	try_command(peer, idnum, incmd->contents, tal_bytelen(incmd->contents));
+	tal_free(incmd);
 }
 
 static struct command_result *handle_reply(struct node_id *peer,