diff --git a/library/libstorage.nim b/library/libstorage.nim
index 3481e166..5b26b327 100644
--- a/library/libstorage.nim
+++ b/library/libstorage.nim
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ proc storage_new(
   ).isOkOr:
     let msg = $error
     callback(RET_ERR, unsafeAddr msg[0], cast[csize_t](len(msg)), userData)
+    discard storage_context.destroyStorageContext(ctx)
     return nil
 
   return ctx