diff --git a/client/src/emv/emvcore.c b/client/src/emv/emvcore.c
index 38347b7e0..913316725 100644
--- a/client/src/emv/emvcore.c
+++ b/client/src/emv/emvcore.c
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ int trDDA(EMVCommandChannel channel, bool decodeTLV, struct tlvdb *tlv) {
             emv_pk_free(pk);
             emv_pk_free(issuer_pk);
             emv_pk_free(icc_pk);
+            atc_db = NULL;
             return 9;
         }
     } else {