diff --git a/server/djrandom/mood/mood.cc b/server/djrandom/mood/mood.cc
index df18fb1a1f386e11253890f97d39f8abdf89f552..9484fb9794b3c36c66047421764604fca6969728 100644
--- a/server/djrandom/mood/mood.cc
+++ b/server/djrandom/mood/mood.cc
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ string vector_from_file(const string& filename)
   // Should only need to tick once
   tnet->tick();
 
-  return vector_to_string(
-    tnet->getctrl("mrs_realvec/processedData")->to<mrs_realvec>());
+  realvec result = tnet->getctrl("mrs_realvec/processedData")->to<mrs_realvec>();
+  delete tnet;
+
+  return vector_to_string(result);
 }