diff --git a/src/vm/VirtualMachinePool.cc b/src/vm/VirtualMachinePool.cc
index 9bed8646ef..106d3f521b 100644
--- a/src/vm/VirtualMachinePool.cc
+++ b/src/vm/VirtualMachinePool.cc
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ int VirtualMachinePool::allocate (
         NebulaLog::log("ONE", Log::ERROR, oss);
         free(error_msg);
 
+        delete vm;
+
         return -2;
     }