diff --git a/lib/connex.c b/lib/connex.c
index 8ae7160..5992f47 100644
--- a/lib/connex.c
+++ b/lib/connex.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ int connections_free(conn_sys_t *ssys)
   free(ssys->system_rpc);
   free(ssys->connections);
   pthread_rwlock_destroy(&(ssys->rwlock));
+  SSL_CTX_free(ssys->ctx);
 
   return 0;
 }