diff --git a/client/http_resolve_host.c b/client/http_resolve_host.c
index b3f2ddc8..b4b89979 100644
--- a/client/http_resolve_host.c
+++ b/client/http_resolve_host.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ try_url(struct url *url, fko_cli_options_t *options)
     int     sock=-1, sock_success=0, res, error, http_buf_len, i;
     int     bytes_read = 0, position = 0;
     int     o1, o2, o3, o4;
-    struct  addrinfo *result, *rp, hints;
+    struct  addrinfo *result=NULL, *rp, hints;
     char    http_buf[HTTP_MAX_REQUEST_LEN]       = {0};
     char    http_response[HTTP_MAX_RESPONSE_LEN] = {0};
     char   *ndx;
@@ -112,21 +112,25 @@ try_url(struct url *url, fko_cli_options_t *options)
             sock_success = 1;
             break;  /* made it */
         }
+        else /* close the open socket if there was a connect error */
+        {
+#ifdef WIN32
+            closesocket(sock);
+#else
+            close(sock);
+#endif
+        }
+
     }
+    if(result != NULL)
+        freeaddrinfo(result);
 
     if (! sock_success)
     {
         log_msg(LOG_VERBOSITY_ERROR, "resolve_ip_http: Could not create socket: ", strerror(errno));
-#ifdef WIN32
-        closesocket(sock);
-#else
-        close(sock);
-#endif
         return(-1);
     }
 
-    freeaddrinfo(result);
-
     log_msg(LOG_VERBOSITY_DEBUG, "\nHTTP request: %s", http_buf);
 
     res = send(sock, http_buf, http_buf_len, 0);
diff --git a/client/spa_comm.c b/client/spa_comm.c
index 51b57880..20a9b196 100644
--- a/client/spa_comm.c
+++ b/client/spa_comm.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ send_spa_packet_tcp_or_udp(const char *spa_data, const int sd_len,
     const fko_cli_options_t *options)
 {
     int     sock=-1, sock_success=0, res=0, error;
-    struct  addrinfo *result, *rp, hints;
+    struct  addrinfo *result=NULL, *rp, hints;
     char    port_str[MAX_PORT_STR_LEN+1] = {0};
 
     if (options->test)
@@ -138,22 +138,25 @@ send_spa_packet_tcp_or_udp(const char *spa_data, const int sd_len,
             sock_success = 1;
             break;  /* made it */
         }
+        else /* close the open socket if there was a connect error */
+        {
+#ifdef WIN32
+            closesocket(sock);
+#else
+            close(sock);
+#endif
+        }
     }
+    if(result != NULL)
+        freeaddrinfo(result);
 
     if (! sock_success) {
         log_msg(LOG_VERBOSITY_ERROR,
                 "send_spa_packet_tcp_or_udp: Could not create socket: ",
                 strerror(errno));
-#ifdef WIN32
-        closesocket(sock);
-#else
-        close(sock);
-#endif
         return -1;
     }
 
-    freeaddrinfo(result);
-
     res = send(sock, spa_data, sd_len, 0);
 
     if(res < 0)