diff --git a/client/src/cmdhficlass.c b/client/src/cmdhficlass.c
index 13d7139f0..ba4fe4f24 100644
--- a/client/src/cmdhficlass.c
+++ b/client/src/cmdhficlass.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ static int CmdHFiClassELoad(const char *Cmd) {
 
     if (strlen(filename) == 0) {
         PrintAndLogEx(ERR, "Error: Please specify a filename");
+        CLIParserFree(ctx);
         return PM3_EINVARG;
     }