diff --git a/src/config/migrator.zig b/src/config/migrator.zig
index b174a48..a2659ef 100644
--- a/src/config/migrator.zig
+++ b/src/config/migrator.zig
@@ -289,8 +289,6 @@ pub fn tryMigrateIniSaveFile(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, path: []c
 
 fn tryMigrateFirstSaveFile(io: std.Io, user_buf: *[32]u8) ?OldSave {
     if (maybe_save_file) |path| {
-        defer temporary_allocator.free(path);
-
         var save = OldSave{};
         var file = std.Io.Dir.openFileAbsolute(io, path, .{}) catch return null;
         defer file.close(io);
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 7eb8ff3..83aa008 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -1648,6 +1648,7 @@ fn authenticate(ptr: *anyopaque) !bool {
 
         // Delete previous save file if it exists
         if (migrator.maybe_save_file) |path| {
+            defer temporary_allocator.free(path);
             std.Io.Dir.cwd().deleteFile(state.io, path) catch {};
         } else if (state.has_old_save) {
             std.Io.Dir.cwd().deleteFile(state.io, state.old_save_path) catch {};