diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectFactory.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectFactory.cpp
index 15138c417d..37974b72a4 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectFactory.cpp
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ namespace ObjectFactory
             result->ReadJson(&readContext, jRoot);
             if (readContext.WasError())
             {
+                delete result;
                 throw std::runtime_error("Object has errors");
             }