diff --git a/src/modules/wireplumber.cpp b/src/modules/wireplumber.cpp
index 4c7a2d0..150acb4 100644
--- a/src/modules/wireplumber.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/wireplumber.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ void waybar::modules::Wireplumber::onDefaultNodesApiChanged(waybar::modules::Wir
   spdlog::debug(
       "[{}]: (onDefaultNodesApiChanged) - Default node changed to -> Node(name: {}, id: {})",
       self->name_, default_node_name, default_node_id);
-
+  
+  g_free(self->default_node_name_);
   self->default_node_name_ = g_strdup(default_node_name);
   updateVolume(self, default_node_id);
   updateNodeName(self, default_node_id);