diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a01dfc61..e4d94f3a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+* 2020-0?-??: Version 1.6.1-rc.1
+  * Issue #466: Memory leak with retrying queries (for examples
+    with search paths). Thanks doublez13.
+
 * 2020-02-28: Version 1.6.0
   * Issues #457, #458, #461: New symbols with libnettle >= 3.4.
     Thanks hanvinke & kometchtech for testing & reporting.
diff --git a/src/request-internal.c b/src/request-internal.c
index eedea35c..f933e57f 100644
--- a/src/request-internal.c
+++ b/src/request-internal.c
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ _getdns_netreq_reinit(getdns_network_req *netreq)
 	uint8_t *base_opt_backup;
 	size_t base_opt_rr_sz;
 
+	if (netreq->response && (netreq->response < netreq->wire_data ||
+	    netreq->response > netreq->wire_data+ netreq->wire_data_sz))
+		GETDNS_NULL_FREE(netreq->owner->my_mf, netreq->response);
 	if (!netreq->query) {
 		(void) netreq_reset(netreq);
 		return;
diff --git a/src/tools/getdns_query.c b/src/tools/getdns_query.c
index 636292c5..fbbf242e 100644
--- a/src/tools/getdns_query.c
+++ b/src/tools/getdns_query.c
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ static void request_cb(
 	dns_msg *msg = (dns_msg *)userarg;
 	uint32_t qid;
 	getdns_return_t r = GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD;
-	uint32_t n, rcode, dnssec_status;
+	uint32_t n, rcode, dnssec_status = GETDNS_DNSSEC_INDETERMINATE;
 
 #if defined(SERVER_DEBUG) && SERVER_DEBUG
 	getdns_bindata *qname;