diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
index 60ad7339b..cd4f80af9 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsdataaccess.cc
@@ -833,8 +833,8 @@ void RsGxsDataAccess::processRequests()
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				req->status = FAILED;
 				mPublicToken[req->token] = FAILED;
+				delete req;//req belongs to no one now
 #ifdef DATA_DEBUG
 				RsDbg() << "  Request failed. Marking as FAILED." << std::endl;
 #endif