diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.cpp
index bfb97fda..698e8d5d 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     }
   }
 
-  void SHModelLoader::ReadRigTree(FileReference file, SHRigDataHeader const& header, SHRigNode* root)
+  void SHModelLoader::ReadRigTree(FileReference file, SHRigDataHeader const& header, SHRigNode*& root)
   {
     // Read All nodes into one contiguous data block
     struct NodeTemp
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ namespace SHADE
         nodeQueue.emplace(depthPtr++, depthTempPtr++);
       }
     }
+
+    delete[] dst;
   }
 
   void SHModelLoader::ReadMeshData(FileReference file, std::vector<SHMeshDataHeader> const& headers,
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.h b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.h
index 05e58b6c..93db8534 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.h
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     void ReadRigHeader(FileReference file, SHRigDataHeader& header);
     void ReadRigData(FileReference file, SHRigDataHeader const& header, std::vector<SHRigNodeData>& data);
-    void ReadRigTree(FileReference file, SHRigDataHeader const& header, SHRigNode* root);
+    void ReadRigTree(FileReference file, SHRigDataHeader const& header, SHRigNode*& root);
     
     void ReadMeshData(FileReference file, std::vector<SHMeshDataHeader> const& headers, std::vector<SHMeshAsset*>& meshes);
     void ReadAnimData(FileReference file, std::vector<SHAnimDataHeader> const& headers, std::vector<SHAnimAsset*>& anims);