diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
index e5e5d89c2..c34af0661 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -694,12 +694,15 @@ void* CMoviePlayerGui::bgPlayThread(void *arg)
 
 	bool started = mp->StartWebtv();
 	printf("%s: started: %d\n", __func__, started);fflush(stdout);
+	bool chidused = false;
 
 	mutex.lock();
 	if (!webtv_started)
 		started = false;
-	else if (!started)
+	else if (!started){
 		g_RCInput->postMsg(NeutrinoMessages::EVT_ZAP_FAILED, (neutrino_msg_data_t) chid);
+		chidused = true;
+	}
 	webtv_started = started;
 	mutex.unlock();
 
@@ -715,6 +718,7 @@ void* CMoviePlayerGui::bgPlayThread(void *arg)
 			if (eof > 5) {
 				printf("CMoviePlayerGui::bgPlayThread: playback stopped, try to rezap...\n");
 				g_RCInput->postMsg(NeutrinoMessages::EVT_WEBTV_ZAP_COMPLETE, (neutrino_msg_data_t) chid);
+				chidused = true;
 				break;
 			}
 			pos = mp->position;
@@ -728,6 +732,9 @@ void* CMoviePlayerGui::bgPlayThread(void *arg)
 	}
 	printf("%s: play end...\n", __func__);fflush(stdout);
 	mp->PlayFileEnd();
+	if(!chidused)
+		delete [] chid;
+
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }