diff --git a/miniaudio.h b/miniaudio.h
index da1f43fe..2a3b39c0 100644
--- a/miniaudio.h
+++ b/miniaudio.h
@@ -31242,6 +31242,7 @@ static ma_result ma_init_pa_mainloop_and_pa_context__pulse(ma_context* pContext,
     result = ma_result_from_pulse(((ma_pa_context_connect_proc)pContext->pulse.pa_context_connect)((ma_pa_context*)pPulseContext, pServerName, (tryAutoSpawn) ? MA_PA_CONTEXT_NOFLAGS : MA_PA_CONTEXT_NOAUTOSPAWN, NULL));
     if (result != MA_SUCCESS) {
         ma_log_postf(ma_context_get_log(pContext), MA_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "[PulseAudio] Failed to connect PulseAudio context.");
+        ((ma_pa_context_unref_proc)pContext->pulse.pa_context_unref)((ma_pa_context*)(pPulseContext));
         ((ma_pa_mainloop_free_proc)pContext->pulse.pa_mainloop_free)((ma_pa_mainloop*)(pMainLoop));
         return result;
     }
@@ -31250,6 +31251,7 @@ static ma_result ma_init_pa_mainloop_and_pa_context__pulse(ma_context* pContext,
     result = ma_wait_for_pa_context_to_connect__pulse(pContext, pMainLoop, pPulseContext);
     if (result != MA_SUCCESS) {
         ma_log_postf(ma_context_get_log(pContext), MA_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "[PulseAudio] Waiting for connection failed.");
+        ((ma_pa_context_unref_proc)pContext->pulse.pa_context_unref)((ma_pa_context*)(pPulseContext));
         ((ma_pa_mainloop_free_proc)pContext->pulse.pa_mainloop_free)((ma_pa_mainloop*)(pMainLoop));
         return result;
     }