diff --git a/arguments.c b/arguments.c
index a4b6a0f35..00af96311 100644
--- a/arguments.c
+++ b/arguments.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: arguments.c,v 1.66 2026/06/26 09:54:56 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: arguments.c,v 1.67 2026/08/25 06:04:33 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2010 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -762,8 +762,6 @@ args_make_commands_now(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item, u_int idx,
 		cmdq_error(item, "%s", error);
 		free(error);
 	}
-	else
-		cmdlist->references++;
 	args_make_commands_free(state);
 	return (cmdlist);
 }
@@ -827,8 +825,10 @@ args_make_commands(struct args_command_state *state, int argc, char **argv,
 	int			 i;
 
 	if (state->cmdlist != NULL) {
-		if (argc == 0)
+		if (argc == 0) {
+			state->cmdlist->references++;
 			return (state->cmdlist);
+		}
 		return (cmd_list_copy(state->cmdlist, argc, argv));
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd-command-prompt.c b/cmd-command-prompt.c
index ac1117347..1d135b834 100644
--- a/cmd-command-prompt.c
+++ b/cmd-command-prompt.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: cmd-command-prompt.c,v 1.75 2026/06/25 11:39:11 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: cmd-command-prompt.c,v 1.76 2026/08/25 06:04:33 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -242,9 +242,11 @@ cmd_command_prompt_callback(struct client *c, void *data, const char *s,
 	} else if (item == NULL) {
 		new_item = cmdq_get_command(cmdlist, NULL);
 		cmdq_append(c, new_item);
+		cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 	} else {
 		new_item = cmdq_get_command(cmdlist, cmdq_get_state(item));
 		cmdq_insert_after(item, new_item);
+		cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 	}
 	cmd_free_argv(argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/cmd-if-shell.c b/cmd-if-shell.c
index 49b92a996..59d34f9d6 100644
--- a/cmd-if-shell.c
+++ b/cmd-if-shell.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: cmd-if-shell.c,v 1.86 2025/08/01 09:05:51 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: cmd-if-shell.c,v 1.87 2026/08/25 06:04:33 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Tiago Cunha <me@tiagocunha.org>
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ cmd_if_shell_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 			return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
 		new_item = cmdq_get_command(cmdlist, cmdq_get_state(item));
 		cmdq_insert_after(item, new_item);
+		cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 		return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
 	}
 
@@ -164,9 +165,11 @@ cmd_if_shell_callback(struct job *job)
 	} else if (item == NULL) {
 		new_item = cmdq_get_command(cmdlist, NULL);
 		cmdq_append(c, new_item);
+		cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 	} else {
 		new_item = cmdq_get_command(cmdlist, cmdq_get_state(item));
 		cmdq_insert_after(item, new_item);
+		cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/cmd-run-shell.c b/cmd-run-shell.c
index 59d5aeea6..7e0c62e56 100644
--- a/cmd-run-shell.c
+++ b/cmd-run-shell.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: cmd-run-shell.c,v 1.93 2026/07/17 12:42:51 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: cmd-run-shell.c,v 1.94 2026/08/25 06:04:33 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Tiago Cunha <me@tiagocunha.org>
@@ -233,9 +233,11 @@ cmd_run_shell_timer(__unused int fd, __unused short events, void* arg)
 	} else if (item == NULL) {
 		new_item = cmdq_get_command(cmdlist, NULL);
 		cmdq_append(c, new_item);
+		cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 	} else {
 		new_item = cmdq_get_command(cmdlist, cmdq_get_state(item));
 		cmdq_insert_after(item, new_item);
+		cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 	}
 
 	if (cdata->item != NULL)
diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index 259e254d8..4d8c7165c 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: server-client.c,v 1.507 2026/08/24 21:17:19 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: server-client.c,v 1.508 2026/08/25 06:14:16 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ server_client_lost(struct client *c)
 	free(c->title);
 	free(c->path);
 	free((void *)c->cwd);
+	free(c->exit_session);
+	free(c->exit_message);
 
 	evtimer_del(&c->repeat_timer);
 	evtimer_del(&c->click_timer);
@@ -2407,8 +2409,6 @@ server_client_check_exit(struct client *c, int force)
 		proc_send(c->peer, c->exit_msgtype, -1, name, strlen(name) + 1);
 		break;
 	}
-	free(c->exit_session);
-	free(c->exit_message);
 }
 
 /* Redraw timer callback. */
diff --git a/window-panes.c b/window-panes.c
index f1104b4f3..e65e59606 100644
--- a/window-panes.c
+++ b/window-panes.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: window-panes.c,v 1.4 2026/07/29 14:06:32 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: window-panes.c,v 1.5 2026/08/25 06:04:33 nicm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2026 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -1009,6 +1009,7 @@ window_panes_run_command(struct window_panes_modedata *data, struct client *c,
 	} else {
 		new_item = cmdq_get_command(cmdlist, NULL);
 		cmdq_append(c, new_item);
+		cmd_list_free(cmdlist);
 	}
 	free(expanded);
 }