diff --git a/guththila/src/guththila_stack.c b/guththila/src/guththila_stack.c
index fd629c1..e5b229d 100644
--- a/guththila/src/guththila_stack.c
+++ b/guththila/src/guththila_stack.c
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@
     const axutil_env_t * env)
 {
     if(stack->data)
+    {
         AXIS2_FREE(env->allocator, stack->data);
+        stack->data = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 void *GUTHTHILA_CALL
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@
 {
     if(stack->top > 0)
     {
-        AXIS2_FREE(env->allocator, stack->data[stack->top]);
+        stack->data[stack->top--] = NULL;
         return GUTHTHILA_SUCCESS;
     }
     return GUTHTHILA_FAILURE;