diff --git a/src/bin/main.c b/src/bin/main.c
index caa761ec..3d6c94d0 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.c
+++ b/src/bin/main.c
@@ -2988,6 +2988,7 @@ remote:
    if (!wn)
      {
         config_del(config);
+        config = NULL;
         retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
         goto end;
      }