diff --git a/src/node_contextify.cc b/src/node_contextify.cc
index 70c63a0d8a3ec1..a13eed9d0ffdeb 100644
--- a/src/node_contextify.cc
+++ b/src/node_contextify.cc
@@ -260,11 +260,14 @@ void ContextifyContext::MakeContext(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   if (try_catch.HasCaught()) {
     if (!try_catch.HasTerminated())
       try_catch.ReThrow();
+    delete context;
     return;
   }
 
-  if (context->context().IsEmpty())
+  if (context->context().IsEmpty()) {
+    delete context;
     return;
+  }
 
   sandbox->SetPrivate(
       env->context(),