diff --git a/src/rest.c b/src/rest.c
index b67ea8e..57a97a5 100644
--- a/src/rest.c
+++ b/src/rest.c
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ static int og_cmd_images(char *buffer_reply)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		json_array_append(images, image_json);
+		json_array_append_new(images, image_json);
 	}
 
 	dbi_result_free(result);