diff --git a/mgmt/config/AddConfigFilesHere.cc b/mgmt/config/AddConfigFilesHere.cc
index 685817ccb4d..40cc844c73e 100644
--- a/mgmt/config/AddConfigFilesHere.cc
+++ b/mgmt/config/AddConfigFilesHere.cc
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@ static constexpr bool NOT_REQUIRED{false};
 void
 registerFile(const char *configName, const char *defaultName, bool isRequired)
 {
-  bool found        = false;
-  const char *fname = REC_readString(configName, &found);
-  if (!found) {
-    fname = defaultName;
-  }
-  FileManager::instance().addFile(fname, configName, false, isRequired);
+  bool found = false;
+  ats_scoped_str fname(REC_readString(configName, &found));
+  FileManager::instance().addFile(found ? fname : defaultName, configName, false, isRequired);
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/mgmt/config/FileManager.cc b/mgmt/config/FileManager.cc
index a28d5dbf5e5..fd084cdf066 100644
--- a/mgmt/config/FileManager.cc
+++ b/mgmt/config/FileManager.cc
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ FileManager::ConfigManager::ConfigManager(const char *fileName_, const char *con
 FileManager::ConfigManager::~ConfigManager()
 {
   ats_free(fileName);
+  ats_free(configName);
 }
 
 //