diff --git a/libnvme/src/nvme/fabrics.c b/libnvme/src/nvme/fabrics.c
index 8ad16391f5..89cdbed9bc 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/nvme/fabrics.c
+++ b/libnvme/src/nvme/fabrics.c
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ static int _nvmf_discovery(struct nvme_global_ctx *ctx,
 		nvme_ctrl_t cl;
 		bool discover = false;
 		bool disconnect;
-		nvme_ctrl_t child;
+		nvme_ctrl_t child = { 0 };
 		int tmo = fctx->cfg->keep_alive_tmo;
 
 		struct fabric_args trcfg = {
@@ -2588,6 +2588,8 @@ int nvmf_discovery_config_file(struct nvme_global_ctx *ctx,
 		nvme_free_ctrl(c);
 	} while (!err);
 
+	fctx->parser_cleanup(fctx, fctx->user_data);
+
 	if (err != -EOF)
 		return err;