diff --git a/src/scheduler/include/VirtualMachineXML.h b/src/scheduler/include/VirtualMachineXML.h
index 1134bbf2c5..cd03c8fd1a 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/include/VirtualMachineXML.h
+++ b/src/scheduler/include/VirtualMachineXML.h
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ public:
         {
             delete user_template;
         }
+
+        for (auto nic : nics)
+        {
+            delete nic.second;
+        }
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/scheduler/src/pool/VirtualMachineXML.cc b/src/scheduler/src/pool/VirtualMachineXML.cc
index d0610e81d9..34b947d363 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/src/pool/VirtualMachineXML.cc
+++ b/src/scheduler/src/pool/VirtualMachineXML.cc
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ void VirtualMachineXML::init_attributes()
 
             if ( !rc || net_mode != "AUTO" )
             {
+                delete nic_template;
                 continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/vm/VirtualMachinePool.cc b/src/vm/VirtualMachinePool.cc
index 90d28479db..826e1cb836 100644
--- a/src/vm/VirtualMachinePool.cc
+++ b/src/vm/VirtualMachinePool.cc
@@ -416,17 +416,21 @@ int VirtualMachinePool::get_vmid (const string& deploy_id)
     int vmid = -1;
     ostringstream oss;
 
+    auto sql_id = db->escape_str(deploy_id);
+
     single_cb<int> cb;
 
     cb.set_callback(&vmid);
 
     oss << "SELECT vmid FROM " << import_table
-        << " WHERE deploy_id = '" << db->escape_str(deploy_id) << "'";
+        << " WHERE deploy_id = '" << sql_id << "'";
 
     rc = db->exec_rd(oss, &cb);
 
     cb.unset_callback();
 
+    db->free_str(sql_id);
+
     if (rc != 0 )
     {
         return -1;