diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
index 96b554e329..5e1faf22ea 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurlbasesink.c
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ gst_curl_base_sink_event (GstBaseSink * bsink, GstEvent * event)
     default:
       break;
   }
-  return TRUE;
+
+  return GST_BASE_SINK_CLASS (parent_class)->event (bsink, event);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/ext/curl/gstcurlsmtpsink.c b/ext/curl/gstcurlsmtpsink.c
index 6bf78efd13..adf1739694 100644
--- a/ext/curl/gstcurlsmtpsink.c
+++ b/ext/curl/gstcurlsmtpsink.c
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ gst_curl_smtp_sink_event (GstBaseSink * bsink, GstEvent * event)
     default:
       break;
   }
-  return TRUE;
+
+  return GST_BASE_SINK_CLASS (parent_class)->event (bsink, event);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/curlfilesink.c b/tests/check/elements/curlfilesink.c
index 9e1ddea69b..66dabe1828 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/curlfilesink.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/curlfilesink.c
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_create_dirs)
   g_free (sub_sub_dir);
   g_free (sub_dir);
   g_free (tmp_dir);
+  g_free (location);
 }
 
 GST_END_TEST;
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_missing_path)
 
   g_free (res_location);
   g_free (res_file_name);
+  g_free (file_name);
 
   /* start playing */
   ASSERT_SET_STATE (sink, GST_STATE_PLAYING, GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC);