Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Tria.cpp
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Tria.cpp	(revision 21875)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Tria.cpp	(revision 21876)
@@ -2679,6 +2679,7 @@
 /*}}}*/
 void       Tria::ResetHooks(){/*{{{*/
 
+	if(this->nodes) xDelete<Node*>(this->nodes);
 	this->nodes=NULL;
 	this->vertices=NULL;
 	this->material=NULL;
Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Penta.cpp
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Penta.cpp	(revision 21875)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Penta.cpp	(revision 21876)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 	this->inputs->AddInput(new PentaInput(input_enum,values,interpolation_enum));
 }
 /*}}}*/
-void     Penta::BasalNodeIndices(int* pnumindices,int** pindices,int finiteelement){/*{{{*/
+void       Penta::BasalNodeIndices(int* pnumindices,int** pindices,int finiteelement){/*{{{*/
 
 	PentaRef::BasalNodeIndices(pnumindices,pindices,finiteelement);
 
@@ -2212,6 +2212,7 @@
 /*}}}*/
 void       Penta::ResetHooks(){/*{{{*/
 
+	if(this->nodes) xDelete<Node*>(this->nodes);
 	this->nodes=NULL;
 	this->vertices=NULL;
 	this->material=NULL;
Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Tetra.cpp
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Tetra.cpp	(revision 21875)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Elements/Tetra.cpp	(revision 21876)
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@
 /*}}}*/
 void     Tetra::ResetHooks(){/*{{{*/
 
+	if(this->nodes) xDelete<Node*>(this->nodes);
 	this->nodes=NULL;
 	this->vertices=NULL;
 	this->material=NULL;
Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Dakota/IssmParallelDirectApplicInterface.cpp
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Dakota/IssmParallelDirectApplicInterface.cpp	(revision 21875)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Dakota/IssmParallelDirectApplicInterface.cpp	(revision 21876)
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
 
 				FemModel* femmodel;
 				
-				char     **responses_descriptors    = NULL;      //these are our! there are only numresponsedescriptors of them, not d_numresponses!!!
+				char     **responses_descriptors    = NULL;      //these are ours! there are only numresponsedescriptors of them, not d_numresponses!!!
+				char      *response_descriptor      = NULL;
 				int        numresponsedescriptors;
 				int        solution_type;
 				bool       control_analysis         = false;
@@ -127,6 +128,11 @@
 					xDelete<char>(variable_descriptor);
 				}
 				xDelete<char*>(variable_descriptors);
+				for(i=0;i<numFns;i++){
+					response_descriptor=responses_descriptors[i];
+					xDelete<char>(response_descriptor);
+				}
+				if(responses_descriptors) xDelete<char*>(responses_descriptors);
 				xDelete<IssmDouble>(responses);
 				delete femmodel;
 
Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/main/issm_dakota.cpp
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/main/issm_dakota.cpp	(revision 21875)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/main/issm_dakota.cpp	(revision 21876)
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
 	/* Execute the environment:*/
 	env.execute();
 
+	xDelete<char>(dakota_input_file);
+	xDelete<char>(dakota_output_file);
+	xDelete<char>(dakota_error_file);
+
 	/*Return unix success: */
 	return 0; 
 	#else 
@@ -89,4 +93,5 @@
 	Cout <<  "ISSM Dakota  executable was compiled without support of Dakota! Will just return now!" << "\n";
 	return 1;
 	#endif
+
 }