diff --git a/src/lrreportrender.cpp b/src/lrreportrender.cpp
index 41ddb4e..15850da 100644
--- a/src/lrreportrender.cpp
+++ b/src/lrreportrender.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ void ReportRender::renderBand(BandDesignIntf *patternBand, ReportRender::DataRen
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }
+        } else {delete bandClone;}
+
         if (patternBand->isFooter())
             datasources()->clearGroupFunctionValues(patternBand->objectName());
     }