diff --git a/src/decrypter.c b/src/decrypter.c
index 675dc8f..e654a54 100644
--- a/src/decrypter.c
+++ b/src/decrypter.c
@@ -84,5 +84,8 @@ decryptText(char *text, char *key)
         returningText[i] = (char) textKeyChain[i];
     }
 
+    //DEALLOCATION
+    free(textKeyChain);
+
     return returningText;
 }