diff --git a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
index f15557d689..f267f35633 100644
--- a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
+++ b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_pocketsphinx/mod_pocketsphinx.c
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ static switch_status_t pocketsphinx_asr_load_grammar(switch_asr_handle_t *ah, co
 							 NULL);
 	  
 	if (ps->config == NULL) {
-		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+		status = SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+		goto end;
 	}
 
 	switch_mutex_lock(ps->flag_mutex);