diff --git a/src/PeriodicScript.cpp b/src/PeriodicScript.cpp
index 04e7ac92fa..9b73923e5f 100644
--- a/src/PeriodicScript.cpp
+++ b/src/PeriodicScript.cpp
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ PeriodicScript::PeriodicScript(const char* _path,
 /* ******************************************* */
 
 PeriodicScript::~PeriodicScript() {
-    //if(path) free(path);
+  if(path) free((char *) path);
 }