diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 34eb6c72a3..80c7179c58 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-09-22  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check/gst/gstvalue.c: (GST_START_TEST):
+	  fix leaks in the test itself
+
 2005-09-22  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
 
 	* gst/base/gstbasesink.c: (gst_base_sink_class_init),
diff --git a/check/gst/gstvalue.c b/check/gst/gstvalue.c
index 37c5a3cc14..4425cd3924 100644
--- a/check/gst/gstvalue.c
+++ b/check/gst/gstvalue.c
@@ -938,7 +938,9 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_date)
   fail_unless (g_date_compare (date, date2) == 0);
 
   g_date_free (date);
+  g_date_free (date2);
   date = NULL;
+  date2 = NULL;
 
   str = gst_structure_to_string (s);
   gst_structure_free (s);
@@ -961,6 +963,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_date)
   fail_unless (g_date_get_day (date) == 22);
   fail_unless (g_date_get_month (date) == 9);
   fail_unless (g_date_get_year (date) == 2005);
+  g_date_free (date);
+  date = NULL;
 
   str = gst_structure_to_string (s);
   gst_structure_free (s);
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstvalue.c b/tests/check/gst/gstvalue.c
index 37c5a3cc14..4425cd3924 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstvalue.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstvalue.c
@@ -938,7 +938,9 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_date)
   fail_unless (g_date_compare (date, date2) == 0);
 
   g_date_free (date);
+  g_date_free (date2);
   date = NULL;
+  date2 = NULL;
 
   str = gst_structure_to_string (s);
   gst_structure_free (s);
@@ -961,6 +963,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_date)
   fail_unless (g_date_get_day (date) == 22);
   fail_unless (g_date_get_month (date) == 9);
   fail_unless (g_date_get_year (date) == 2005);
+  g_date_free (date);
+  date = NULL;
 
   str = gst_structure_to_string (s);
   gst_structure_free (s);