diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
index 0ed326075..4ecb290b0 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ casStrmClient::casStrmClient (
 
     this->pUserName = new ( std::nothrow ) char [1u];
     if ( ! this->pUserName ) {
-        free ( this->pHostName );
+        delete [] this->pHostName;
         throw std::bad_alloc();
     }
     *this->pUserName= '\0';