diff --git a/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm b/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
index 6df75daf242..fa1b832ecc3 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/IsBanned.dm
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@
 
 		var/client_is_in_db = query_client_in_db.NextRow()
 		if(!client_is_in_db)
-			
 			var/reject_message = "Failed Login: [ckey] [address]-[computer_id] - New Account attempting to connect during panic bunker, but was rejected due to no prior connections to game servers (no database entry)"
 			log_access(reject_message)
 			if (message)
 				message_admins(span_adminnotice("[reject_message]"))
+			qdel(query_client_in_db)
 			return list("reason"="panicbunker", "desc" = "Sorry but the server is currently not accepting connections from never before seen players")
 
+		qdel(query_client_in_db)
+
 	//Whitelist
 	if(!real_bans_only && !C && CONFIG_GET(flag/usewhitelist))
 		if(!check_whitelist(ckey))