diff --git a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-project.c b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-project.c
index bfab7f97d8..d0efd7ce24 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-project.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/ges/ges-project.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ ges_project_try_updating_id (GESProject * project, GESAsset * asset,
         "and error: %s", g_type_name (G_OBJECT_TYPE (asset)), id,
         error->message);
     _send_error_loading_asset (project, asset, error);
-
+    g_free (new_id);
     return NULL;
   }