diff --git a/kiwmi/main.c b/kiwmi/main.c
index 64522d0..d15824b 100644
--- a/kiwmi/main.c
+++ b/kiwmi/main.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     if (!server_init(&server, config_path)) {
         wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to initialize server");
+        free(config_path);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
diff --git a/kiwmi/server.c b/kiwmi/server.c
index 0b8f9ac..5ac41ea 100644
--- a/kiwmi/server.c
+++ b/kiwmi/server.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ server_init(struct kiwmi_server *server, char *config_path)
 
     if (!config_path) {
         // default config path
-        free(config_path);
-        config_path = malloc(PATH_MAX);
+        config_path = realloc(config_path, PATH_MAX);
         if (!config_path) {
             wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Falied to allocate memory");
             wl_display_destroy(server->wl_display);