diff --git a/vvm/src/main.c b/vvm/src/main.c
index 2922158..f8a55d7 100644
--- a/vvm/src/main.c
+++ b/vvm/src/main.c
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
  * executes code in my dsl.
  */
 int main(int argc, char** argv){
+    program prog;
     if(argc != 2)
         die(127, "Please specify exactly one file to execute.");
-    program prog = vm_parse(argv[1]);
+    prog = vm_parse(argv[1]);
     vm_execute(prog.code, prog.entrypoint, 0, prog.length);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/vvm/src/vm.c b/vvm/src/vm.c
index 9bef6a2..313f437 100644
--- a/vvm/src/vm.c
+++ b/vvm/src/vm.c
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ void vm_execute(int code[], int ip, int datasize, unsigned long length){
                     die(127, "Exit on program failure.");
             }
         }
+
+        free(data);
+
         return;
 }