}
 
 void
-slapi_int_connection_init_pb( Slapi_PBlock *pb, ber_tag_t OpType )
+slapi_int_connection_init_pb( Slapi_PBlock *pb, ber_tag_t tag )
 {
        Connection              *conn;
        Operation               *op;
        conn->c_send_search_reference = slap_send_search_reference;
 
        /* operation object */
-       op->o_tag = OpType;
+       op->o_tag = tag;
        op->o_protocol = LDAP_VERSION3; 
        BER_BVZERO( &op->o_authmech );
        op->o_time = slap_get_time();
                break;
        }
 
+       slapi_ch_free_string( &conn->c_authmech.bv_val );
+       slapi_ch_free_string( &conn->c_dn.bv_val );
+       slapi_ch_free_string( &conn->c_ndn.bv_val );
+
        if ( conn->c_sb != NULL ) {
                ber_sockbuf_free( conn->c_sb );
        }