diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/libDtCmP/cm_tty.c b/cde/programs/dtcm/libDtCmP/cm_tty.c
index 9d5745713..e7897bca1 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/libDtCmP/cm_tty.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/libDtCmP/cm_tty.c
@@ -1213,12 +1213,13 @@ read_new_appt(FILE *fp, Dtcm_appointment **appt, Props *p, int version)
 					  a_name, a_tag, a_value);
 			++attrs_written;
 		}
-
-		free(a_name);
-		free(a_tag);
-		free(a_value);
 	}
 
+	free(a_name);
+	free(a_tag);
+	free(a_value);
+
+
 	avlist->count = attrs_written;
 	set_appt_links(avlist);
 	*appt = avlist;