diff --git a/src/sat/bmc/bmcBmc3.c b/src/sat/bmc/bmcBmc3.c
index 9c24f08f3..36d3eeb7b 100644
--- a/src/sat/bmc/bmcBmc3.c
+++ b/src/sat/bmc/bmcBmc3.c
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ nTimeSat += clkSatRun;
                     pCexNew0 = pCexNew; 
                     pCexNew = (Abc_Cex_t *)(ABC_PTRINT_T)1;
                 }
-                Vec_PtrWriteEntry( p->vCexes, i, pCexNew );
+                Vec_PtrWriteEntry( p->vCexes, i, pCexNew ); pCexNew = NULL;
                 if ( pPars->pFuncOnFail && pPars->pFuncOnFail(i, pPars->fStoreCex ? (Abc_Cex_t *)Vec_PtrEntry(p->vCexes, i) : NULL) )
                 {
                     Abc_CexFreeP( &pCexNew0 );