diff --git a/projects/rccl/test/common/TestBed.cpp b/projects/rccl/test/common/TestBed.cpp
index 9359aa75a2..1481ec52a7 100644
--- a/projects/rccl/test/common/TestBed.cpp
+++ b/projects/rccl/test/common/TestBed.cpp
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ namespace RcclUnitTesting
       {
         ERROR("Child process %d exited with code %d\n", childId, returnVal);
       }
+      delete(childList[childId]);
     }
 
     childList.clear();