diff --git a/src/plugins/sctp/sctp.h b/src/plugins/sctp/sctp.h
index a99b01c..aa2409e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sctp/sctp.h
+++ b/src/plugins/sctp/sctp.h
@@ -607,11 +607,11 @@
 sctp_half_open_connection_del (sctp_connection_t * tc)
 {
   sctp_main_t *sctp_main = vnet_get_sctp_main ();
+  u32 index = tc->sub_conn[SCTP_PRIMARY_PATH_IDX].c_c_index;
   clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&sctp_main->half_open_lock);
-  pool_put_index (sctp_main->half_open_connections,
-		  tc->sub_conn[SCTP_PRIMARY_PATH_IDX].c_c_index);
   if (CLIB_DEBUG)
     clib_memset (tc, 0xFA, sizeof (*tc));
+  pool_put_index (sctp_main->half_open_connections, index);
   clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&sctp_main->half_open_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/application.c b/src/vnet/session/application.c
index d4f3d61..583c4b0 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/application.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/application.c
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
 app_listener_free (application_t * app, app_listener_t * app_listener)
 {
   clib_bitmap_free (app_listener->workers);
-  pool_put (app->listeners, app_listener);
   if (CLIB_DEBUG)
     clib_memset (app_listener, 0xfa, sizeof (*app_listener));
+  pool_put (app->listeners, app_listener);
 }
 
 session_handle_t
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/application_worker.c b/src/vnet/session/application_worker.c
index 30edf3c..c456797 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/application_worker.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/application_worker.c
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@
 	segment_manager_free (sm);
     }
 
-  pool_put (app_workers, app_wrk);
   if (CLIB_DEBUG)
     clib_memset (app_wrk, 0xfe, sizeof (*app_wrk));
+  pool_put (app_workers, app_wrk);
 }
 
 application_t *
diff --git a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
index 75a45a4..8467ea4 100644
--- a/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
+++ b/src/vnet/tcp/tcp.c
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@
 {
   tcp_main_t *tm = vnet_get_tcp_main ();
   clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&tm->half_open_lock);
-  pool_put_index (tm->half_open_connections, tc->c_c_index);
   if (CLIB_DEBUG)
     clib_memset (tc, 0xFA, sizeof (*tc));
+  pool_put (tm->half_open_connections, tc);
   clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&tm->half_open_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/udp/udp.c b/src/vnet/udp/udp.c
index 949c635..fbd9e98 100644
--- a/src/vnet/udp/udp.c
+++ b/src/vnet/udp/udp.c
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@
 void
 udp_connection_free (udp_connection_t * uc)
 {
-  pool_put (udp_main.connections[uc->c_thread_index], uc);
+  u32 thread_index = uc->c_thread_index;
   if (CLIB_DEBUG)
     clib_memset (uc, 0xFA, sizeof (*uc));
+  pool_put (udp_main.connections[thread_index], uc);
 }
 
 void