diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
index 2ba1499d..473f04dc 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ float LottieLayer::remap(float frameNo)
 
 LottieComposition::~LottieComposition()
 {
-    if (!initiated) delete(root->scene);
+    if (!initiated && root) delete(root->scene);
 
     delete(root);
     free(version);
@@ -233,4 +233,4 @@ LottieComposition::~LottieComposition()
     for (auto s = slots.begin(); s < slots.end(); ++s) {
         delete(*s);
     }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
index b15c23c7..fcaa7599 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
@@ -1316,7 +1316,10 @@ bool LottieParser::parse()
         else skip(key);
     }
 
-    if (Invalid() || !comp->root) return false;
+    if (Invalid() || !comp->root) {
+        delete(comp);
+        return false;
+    }
 
     comp->root->inFrame = comp->startFrame;
     comp->root->outFrame = comp->endFrame;
@@ -1324,4 +1327,4 @@ bool LottieParser::parse()
     postProcess(glyphes);
 
     return true;
-}
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+}