diff --git a/examples/xspice/table/table-model-mos-3d-5.sp b/examples/xspice/table/table-model-mos-3d-5.sp
index 378517512..73cf596cc 100644
--- a/examples/xspice/table/table-model-mos-3d-5.sp
+++ b/examples/xspice/table/table-model-mos-3d-5.sp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ option trtol=1
 tran 100p 20n
 *plot i(Vs) i(Vs2)
 plot v(in1)
+tran 100p 20n
+plot v(in1)
 rusage
 .endc
 *
diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/mifcmdat.h b/src/include/ngspice/mifcmdat.h
index 330831d6e..213713c6c 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/mifcmdat.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/mifcmdat.h
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ typedef struct Mif_Param_Data_s {
     Mif_Boolean_t   is_null;            /* True if no value given on .model card */
     int             size;               /* Size of array (1 if scalar)           */
     Mif_Value_t     *element;           /* Value of parameter(s)                 */
+    int             eltype;             /* type of the element                   */
 
 } Mif_Param_Data_t;
 
diff --git a/src/xspice/mif/mifmdelete.c b/src/xspice/mif/mifmdelete.c
index e1472696b..b46274d02 100644
--- a/src/xspice/mif/mifmdelete.c
+++ b/src/xspice/mif/mifmdelete.c
@@ -64,12 +64,19 @@ int
 MIFmDelete(GENmodel *gen_model)
 {
     MIFmodel *model = (MIFmodel *) gen_model;
-    int i;
+    int i, j;
 
     /* Free the model params stuff allocated in MIFget_mod */
     for (i = 0; i < model->num_param; i++) {
-        if (model->param[i]->element)
+        /* delete content of union 'element' if it contains a string */
+        if (model->param[i]->element) {
+            if (model->param[i]->eltype == IF_STRING)
+                FREE(model->param[i]->element[0].svalue);
+            else if (model->param[i]->eltype == IF_STRINGVEC)
+                for (j = 0; j < model->param[i]->size; j++)
+                    FREE(model->param[i]->element[j].svalue);
             FREE(model->param[i]->element);
+        }
         FREE(model->param[i]);
     }
     FREE(model->param);
diff --git a/src/xspice/mif/mifmpara.c b/src/xspice/mif/mifmpara.c
index 8f0753147..5fb0b8a2e 100644
--- a/src/xspice/mif/mifmpara.c
+++ b/src/xspice/mif/mifmpara.c
@@ -129,14 +129,17 @@ int MIFmParam(
 
         case  IF_FLAG:
             model->param[param_index]->element[0].bvalue = value->iValue;
+            model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_FLAG;
             break;
 
         case  IF_INTEGER:
             model->param[param_index]->element[0].ivalue = value->iValue;
+            model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_INTEGER;
             break;
 
         case  IF_REAL:
             model->param[param_index]->element[0].rvalue = value->rValue;
+            model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_REAL;
             break;
 
         case  IF_STRING:
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ int MIFmParam(
             model->param[param_index]->element[0].svalue =
                                        TMALLOC(char, 1 + strlen(value->sValue));
             strcpy(model->param[param_index]->element[0].svalue, value->sValue);
+            model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_STRING;
             break;
 
         case  IF_COMPLEX:
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ int MIFmParam(
             /* so copy the real and imaginary parts explicitly                */
             model->param[param_index]->element[0].cvalue.real = value->cValue.real;
             model->param[param_index]->element[0].cvalue.imag = value->cValue.imag;
+            model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_COMPLEX;
             break;
 
         default:
@@ -166,14 +171,17 @@ int MIFmParam(
 
             case  IF_FLAGVEC:
                 model->param[param_index]->element[i].bvalue = value->v.vec.iVec[i];
+                model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_FLAGVEC;
                 break;
 
             case  IF_INTVEC:
                 model->param[param_index]->element[i].ivalue = value->v.vec.iVec[i];
+                model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_INTVEC;
                 break;
 
             case  IF_REALVEC:
                 model->param[param_index]->element[i].rvalue = value->v.vec.rVec[i];
+                model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_REALVEC;
                 break;
 
             case  IF_STRINGVEC:
@@ -181,6 +189,7 @@ int MIFmParam(
                 model->param[param_index]->element[i].svalue =
                                            TMALLOC(char, 1 + strlen(value->v.vec.sVec[i]));
                 strcpy(model->param[param_index]->element[i].svalue, value->v.vec.sVec[i]);
+                model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_STRINGVEC;
                 break;
 
             case  IF_CPLXVEC:
@@ -188,6 +197,7 @@ int MIFmParam(
                 /* so copy the real and imaginary parts explicitly                */
                 model->param[param_index]->element[i].cvalue.real = value->v.vec.cVec[i].real;
                 model->param[param_index]->element[i].cvalue.imag = value->v.vec.cVec[i].imag;
+                model->param[param_index]->eltype = IF_CPLXVEC;
                 break;
 
             default: