diff --git a/src/client/menu/menu.c b/src/client/menu/menu.c
index 8f3df66e..69499b39 100644
--- a/src/client/menu/menu.c
+++ b/src/client/menu/menu.c
@@ -5695,10 +5695,18 @@ HasSkinsInDir(const char *dirname, int *num)
 
 			for (j = 0; j < num_png; j ++)
 			{
-				if (list_png[j] && !strchr(list_png[j] + dirname_size, '/'))
+				if (list_png[j])
 				{
-					*curr = list_png[j];
-					curr++;
+					if (!strchr(list_png[j] + dirname_size, '/'))
+					{
+						*curr = list_png[j];
+						curr++;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						/* unused in final response */
+						free(list_png[j]);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -5711,10 +5719,18 @@ HasSkinsInDir(const char *dirname, int *num)
 
 			for (j = 0; j < num_pcx; j ++)
 			{
-				if (list_pcx[j] && !strchr(list_pcx[j] + dirname_size, '/'))
+				if (list_pcx[j])
 				{
-					*curr = list_pcx[j];
-					curr++;
+					if (!strchr(list_pcx[j] + dirname_size, '/'))
+					{
+						*curr = list_pcx[j];
+						curr++;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						/* unused in final response */
+						free(list_pcx[j]);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/common/filesystem.c b/src/common/filesystem.c
index 30490140..6e15cdbc 100644
--- a/src/common/filesystem.c
+++ b/src/common/filesystem.c
@@ -731,6 +731,12 @@ FS_LoadFile(const char *path, void **buffer)
 
 	if (size <= 0)
 	{
+		if (size == 0)
+		{
+			/* empty file, close before exit*/
+			FS_FCloseFile(f);
+		}
+
 		if (buffer)
 		{
 			*buffer = NULL;