diff --git a/test/append-test-log.c b/test/append-test-log.c
index 3ce40f1..e9c798e 100644
--- a/test/append-test-log.c
+++ b/test/append-test-log.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static void mf_chk_first(TestState *, void *);
 static void mf_chk_second(TestState *, void *);
 static void mf_chk_third(TestState*, void *);
 static void mk_log_data(LogData *);
+static void clean_entry(TestLogEntry *);
 
 static void chk_ptr_chg(
 	TestState *,
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ missing_first(TestState *s)
 	append_test_log(&ld.state, "baz");
 	test_context_with(s, "first_log", mf_chk_first, &ld);
 	test_context_with(s, "last_log", chk_last, &ld);
+	TestLogEntry
+		*context = ld.second.next,
+		*warning = context->next;
+	clean_entry(context);
+	clean_entry(warning);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -197,8 +203,7 @@ chk_last(TestState *s, void *ptr)
 	chk_ptr_chg(s, 0, ld->state.last_log, &ld->second);
 	chk_str_eq(s, "text", ld->state.last_log->text, "baz");
 	chk_ptr_eq(s, "next", ld->state.last_log->next, 0);
-	free(ld->state.last_log->text);
-	free(ld->state.last_log);
+	clean_entry(ld->state.last_log);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -272,4 +277,11 @@ chk_ptr_chg_test(
 	chk_ptr_ne(s, "not null", actual, 0);
 }
 
+static void
+clean_entry(TestLogEntry *e)
+{
+	free(e->text);
+	free(e);
+}
+
 //jl