diff --git a/panels/background/bg-pictures-source.c b/panels/background/bg-pictures-source.c
index d02045fb5..de5f18938 100644
--- a/panels/background/bg-pictures-source.c
+++ b/panels/background/bg-pictures-source.c
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ bg_pictures_source_get_unique_path (const char *uri)
   g_free (filename);
   ret = g_file_get_path (file);
   g_object_unref (file);
+  g_object_unref (parent);
 
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/panels/background/cc-background-xml.c b/panels/background/cc-background-xml.c
index 974a06e47..e6e669d35 100644
--- a/panels/background/cc-background-xml.c
+++ b/panels/background/cc-background-xml.c
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ cc_background_xml_load_xml_internal (CcBackgroundXml *xml,
             file = g_file_new_for_uri (uri);
 	    if (g_file_query_exists (file, NULL) == FALSE)
 	      {
+	        g_free (cname);
+	        g_object_unref (file);
 	        g_object_unref (item);
 	        continue;
 	      }