diff --git a/src/client/pmix_client_group.c b/src/client/pmix_client_group.c
index 13063dfea1..57010e93f0 100644
--- a/src/client/pmix_client_group.c
+++ b/src/client/pmix_client_group.c
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ static void construct_cbfunc(struct pmix_peer_t *pr,
 
     PMIX_INFO_CREATE(iptr, ninfo);
     n = 0;
-    PMIX_INFO_LOAD(&iptr[n], PMIX_GROUP_ID, &cb->grpid, PMIX_STRING);
+    PMIX_INFO_LOAD(&iptr[n], PMIX_GROUP_ID, cb->grpid, PMIX_STRING);
     ++n;
     if (0 < nmembers) {
         PMIX_INFO_LOAD(&iptr[n], PMIX_GROUP_MEMBERSHIP, &darray, PMIX_DATA_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/include/pmix_globals.c b/src/include/pmix_globals.c
index a77235de3e..8137df12b4 100644
--- a/src/include/pmix_globals.c
+++ b/src/include/pmix_globals.c
@@ -585,9 +585,11 @@ static void grdes(pmix_group_t *p)
 {
     if (NULL != p->grpid) {
         free(p->grpid);
+        p->grpid = NULL;
     }
     if (NULL != p->members) {
         PMIX_PROC_FREE(p->members, p->nmbrs);
+        p->members = NULL;
     }
 }
 PMIX_CLASS_INSTANCE(pmix_group_t,