diff --git a/llarp/dns.cpp b/llarp/dns.cpp
index 36f39b22b..458115c0d 100644
--- a/llarp/dns.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dns.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ extern "C"
       llarp::LogDebug("handling as dnsd question");
       llarp_handle_dnsd_recvfrom(udp, addr, buf, sz);
     }
+    delete hdr;
     /*
      llarp::LogInfo("msg op ", hdr->opcode);
      llarp::LogInfo("msg rc ", hdr->rcode);
diff --git a/llarp/dns_dotlokilookup.cpp b/llarp/dns_dotlokilookup.cpp
index 9a6819c2d..6119d907c 100644
--- a/llarp/dns_dotlokilookup.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dns_dotlokilookup.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@ llarp_dotlokilookup_checkQuery(void *u, uint64_t orig, uint64_t left)
   }
 
   // make a dnsd_query_hook_response for the cache
+  /*
   dnsd_query_hook_response *response = new dnsd_query_hook_response;
   response->dontLookUp               = true;
   response->dontSendResponse         = false;
+  loki_tld_lookup_cache[addr.ToString()]=response;
+   */
   // we can't delete response now...
   sockaddr_in saddr;
   saddr.sin_family      = AF_INET;
diff --git a/llarp/dnsc.cpp b/llarp/dnsc.cpp
index f2370bc99..9a01ed2da 100644
--- a/llarp/dnsc.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dnsc.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ build_dns_packet(char *url, uint16_t id, uint16_t reqType)
     }
     word = strtok(nullptr, ".");
   }
+  free(strTemp);
   dnsQuery->request[dnsQuery->length++] = 0x00;  // End of the host name
   dnsQuery->request[dnsQuery->length++] =
       0x00;  // 0x0001 - Query is a Type A query (host address)
@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@ answer_request_alloc(struct dnsc_context *dnsc, void *sock, const char *url,
   request->context  = dnsc;
 
   char *sUrl             = strdup(url);
-  request->question.name = (char *)sUrl;
+  request->question.name = (char *)sUrl; // since it's a std::String
+  // we can nuke sUrl now
+  free(sUrl);
 
   // leave 256 bytes available
   if(request->question.name.size() > 255)
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ generic_handle_dnsc_recvfrom(dnsc_answer_request *request,
   if(answer == nullptr)
   {
     llarp::LogWarn("nameserver ", upstreamAddr,
-                   " didnt return any answers for ", question->name);
+                   " didnt return any answers for ", question?question->name:"null question");
     request->resolved(request);
     return;
   }
diff --git a/llarp/dnsd.cpp b/llarp/dnsd.cpp
index 1feb75795..f1005cbb4 100644
--- a/llarp/dnsd.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dnsd.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ handle_recvfrom(const char *buffer, ssize_t nbytes, const struct sockaddr *from,
     return;
   }
   */
-
+  delete fromCopy;
   if(request->llarp)
   {
     // make async request
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
index bc8c4f1db..53336c0c5 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
@@ -105,11 +105,7 @@ namespace llarp
         strncpy(tunif.ifaddr, addr.c_str(), sizeof(tunif.ifaddr) - 1);
 
         // set up address in dotLokiLookup
-        struct sockaddr_in source_addr;
-        source_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(tunif.ifaddr);
-        source_addr.sin_family      = AF_INET;
-
-        llarp::Addr tunIp(source_addr);
+        llarp::Addr tunIp(tunif.ifaddr);
         // related to dns_iptracker_setup_dotLokiLookup(&this->dll, tunIp);
         dns_iptracker_setup(this->dll.ip_tracker,
                             tunIp);  // claim GW IP to make sure it's not inuse