diff --git a/darknet.py b/darknet.py
index 59953bc036f..9ab94fc2bac 100644
--- a/darknet.py
+++ b/darknet.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ def detect_image(network, class_names, image, thresh=.5, hier_thresh=.5, nms=.45
     predictions = remove_negatives(detections, class_names, num)
     predictions = decode_detection(predictions)
     free_detections(detections, num)
+    free_image(image)
     return sorted(predictions, key=lambda x: x[1])
 
 
diff --git a/darknet_images.py b/darknet_images.py
index bfdd88c958a..45a0729c72f 100644
--- a/darknet_images.py
+++ b/darknet_images.py
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ def image_detection(image_or_path, network, class_names, class_colors, thresh):
 
     darknet.copy_image_from_bytes(darknet_image, image_resized.tobytes())
     detections = darknet.detect_image(network, class_names, darknet_image, thresh=thresh)
-    darknet.free_image(darknet_image)
     image = darknet.draw_boxes(detections, image_resized, class_colors)
     return cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB), detections
 
diff --git a/darknet_video.py b/darknet_video.py
index c6682a24eae..aabe3a8376e 100644
--- a/darknet_video.py
+++ b/darknet_video.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def inference(stop_flag, preprocessed_frame_queue, detections_queue, fps_queue,
         fps_queue.put(int(fps))
         print("FPS: {:.2f}".format(fps))
         darknet.print_detections(detections, args.ext_output)
-        darknet.free_image(darknet_image)
+    cap.release()
 
 
 def drawing(stop_flag, input_video_fps, queues, preproc_h, preproc_w, vid_h, vid_w):