diff --git a/Engine/source/gfx/bitmap/gBitmap.cpp b/Engine/source/gfx/bitmap/gBitmap.cpp
index 281ee7a5d..355bf7486 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gfx/bitmap/gBitmap.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/gfx/bitmap/gBitmap.cpp
@@ -1436,6 +1436,7 @@ DefineEngineFunction(saveScaledImage, bool, (const char* bitmapSource, const cha
    if (!fs.open(destinationPath.getFullPath(), Torque::FS::File::Write))
    {
       Con::errorf("saveScaledImage() - Failed to open output file '%s'!", bitmapDest);
+      delete image;
       return false;
    }
    else
@@ -1443,6 +1444,7 @@ DefineEngineFunction(saveScaledImage, bool, (const char* bitmapSource, const cha
       image->writeBitmap("png", fs);
 
       fs.close();
+      delete image;
    }
 
    return true;