diff --git a/amitools/vamos/lib/BsdSocketLibrary.py b/amitools/vamos/lib/BsdSocketLibrary.py
index 0c5d4822..ce69ff45 100644
--- a/amitools/vamos/lib/BsdSocketLibrary.py
+++ b/amitools/vamos/lib/BsdSocketLibrary.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 from amitools.vamos.astructs.string import CSTR
 from amitools.vamos.astructs.pointer import APTR_VOID
 from amitools.vamos.astructs.scalar import LONG, UBYTE, UWORD, ULONG
-from amitools.vamos.astructs.access import AccessStruct
-from sys import byteorder
 
 class BsdSocketLibrary(LibImpl):
 
@@ -28,6 +26,9 @@ def open_lib(self, ctx, open_cnt):
         self.cnt = open_cnt
 
     def close_lib(self, ctx, open_cnt):
+        if self.hostByName != None:
+            self.hostByName.free()
+            self.hostByName = None
         self.cnt = open_cnt
 
     def get_version(self):