diff --git a/src/lander/lander_get.c b/src/lander/lander_get.c
index 4b42221..bb3ca08 100644
--- a/src/lander/lander_get.c
+++ b/src/lander/lander_get.c
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ lnm_http_step_err lander_get_entry(lnm_http_conn *conn) {
 
   lsm_str *key;
   lsm_str_init_copy_n(&key, (char *)key_s, key_len);
+  lsm_error lsm_res = lsm_store_open_read(&c_ctx->entry, c_gctx->store, key);
+  lsm_str_free(key);
 
-  switch (lsm_store_open_read(&c_ctx->entry, c_gctx->store, key)) {
+  switch (lsm_res) {
   case lsm_error_ok:
     break;
   case lsm_error_not_found: