diff --git a/src/compile.c b/src/compile.c
index 86b957e..2344d2b 100644
--- a/src/compile.c
+++ b/src/compile.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ char* compile_gensplit(tSyntaxElement* se, char* operator) {
 			if (token->next->type == TOKEN)
 				string_append(&result,token->next->content.string);
 			else
-				string_append(&result,compile_expression_wrapped(token->next));
+				string_append_free(&result,compile_expression_wrapped(token->next));
 
 			if (token->next->next != NULL) {