--- a/src/shutdown.c	2014-08-27 11:12:27.190818873 +0530
+++ b/src/shutdown.c	2014-08-27 17:26:17.255795050 +0530
@@ -283,39 +283,71 @@
 	_IceTransClose (iceConn->trans_conn);
 
     if (iceConn->connection_string)
+    {
 	free (iceConn->connection_string);
+        iceConn->connection_string = NULL;
 
+    }
     if (iceConn->vendor)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->vendor);
+        iceConn->vendor = NULL;
+    }
 
     if (iceConn->release)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->release);
-
+        iceConn->release = NULL;
+    }
     if (iceConn->inbuf)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->inbuf);
+        iceConn->inbuf = NULL;
+    }
 
     if (iceConn->outbuf)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->outbuf);
+        iceConn->outbuf = NULL; 
+    }
 
     if (iceConn->scratch)
+	  {
 	free (iceConn->scratch);
+        iceConn->scratch = NULL;
+    }    
+
 
     if (iceConn->process_msg_info)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->process_msg_info);
+        iceConn->process_msg_info = NULL;
+    }    
 
     if (iceConn->connect_to_you)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->connect_to_you);
+        iceConn->connect_to_you = NULL;
+    }
 
     if (iceConn->protosetup_to_you)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->protosetup_to_you);
-
+        iceConn->protosetup_to_you = NULL;
+    }
     if (iceConn->connect_to_me)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->connect_to_me);
-
+        iceConn->connect_to_me = NULL;
+    }
     if (iceConn->protosetup_to_me)
+    {    
 	free (iceConn->protosetup_to_me);
+        iceConn->protosetup_to_me = NULL;
+    }
 
     free (iceConn);
+    iceConn = NULL;
 }