diff --git a/src/vowelchart.cpp b/src/vowelchart.cpp
index e87d4e32..b9ba1e09 100644
--- a/src/vowelchart.cpp
+++ b/src/vowelchart.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2005 to 2013 by Jonathan Duddington                     *
  *   email: jonsd@users.sourceforge.net                                    *
- *   Copyright (C) 2013 Reece H. Dunn                                      *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Reece H. Dunn                                 *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ static int VowelChartDir(wxDC *dc, wxBitmap *bitmap)
 		if(stream.Ok() == FALSE)
 		{
 			path = wxFindNextFile();
+			delete spectseq;
 			continue;
 		}
 		spectseq->Load(stream);