diff --git a/funcs/func_pjsip_aor.c b/funcs/func_pjsip_aor.c
index e44ee946baf8b808611726c357a30df4e16443b8..47b9ad62e31412f5b7dcffd401e2661d74705ca9 100644
--- a/funcs/func_pjsip_aor.c
+++ b/funcs/func_pjsip_aor.c
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ static int pjsip_aor_function_read(struct ast_channel *chan,
 
 			ast_str_append(buf, len, "%s", ast_sorcery_object_get_id(contact));
 			first = 0;
+
+			ao2_ref(contact, -1);
 		}
 		ao2_iterator_destroy(&i);
 	} else {