diff --git a/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp b/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
index 99f430b..17ee7b2 100644
--- a/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
+++ b/test/maat_framework_gtest.cpp
@@ -7830,6 +7830,8 @@ void foreign_key_test_entry_cb(const char *table_name, const char *table_line, e
 		strcpy(file2_to_del, file2_localname);
 		g_test_foreign_del_OK = 1;
 	}
+
+    cJSON_Delete(json);
 }
 
 TEST_F(MaatCmd, SetFile) {
@@ -8012,6 +8014,8 @@ void plugin_ex_new_cb(const char *table_name, const char *key,
     EXPECT_TRUE(tmp_obj != NULL);
     snprintf(u->name, sizeof(u->name), "%s", tmp_obj->valuestring);
 
+    cJSON_Delete(json);
+
 	*ad = u;
 	(*counter)++;
 }
diff --git a/test/test_utils.cpp b/test/test_utils.cpp
index 48739da..946935c 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.cpp
+++ b/test/test_utils.cpp
@@ -199,12 +199,11 @@ int object_group_table_set_line(struct maat *maat_inst, const char *table_name,
                                const char exc_object_uuid_strs[][UUID_STR_LEN], int exc_object_num, int expire_after)
 {
     cJSON *json_root = cJSON_CreateObject();
-    cJSON *inc_object_uuid_str_array = cJSON_CreateArray();
-    cJSON *exc_object_uuid_str_array = cJSON_CreateArray();
 
     cJSON_AddStringToObject(json_root, "object_uuid", object_uuid_str);
 
     if (inc_object_num > 0) {
+        cJSON *inc_object_uuid_str_array = cJSON_CreateArray();
         for (int i = 0; i < inc_object_num; i++) {
             cJSON_AddItemToArray(inc_object_uuid_str_array, cJSON_CreateString(inc_object_uuid_strs[i]));
         }
@@ -212,6 +211,7 @@ int object_group_table_set_line(struct maat *maat_inst, const char *table_name,
     }
 
     if (exc_object_num > 0) {
+        cJSON *exc_object_uuid_str_array = cJSON_CreateArray();
         for (int i = 0; i < exc_object_num; i++) {
             cJSON_AddItemToArray(exc_object_uuid_str_array, cJSON_CreateString(exc_object_uuid_strs[i]));
         }