diff --git a/AudioScrobbler/AudioScrobblerClient.m b/AudioScrobbler/AudioScrobblerClient.m
index f945cb8a2..68b96ee53 100644
--- a/AudioScrobbler/AudioScrobblerClient.m
+++ b/AudioScrobbler/AudioScrobblerClient.m
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ addressForHost(NSString *hostname)
 		}
 
 		buffer[bytesRead]	= '\0';
-		result				= [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:buffer];
+		result				= [[[NSString alloc] autorelease] initWithUTF8String:buffer];
 		
 	} while(keepGoing);
 	
-	return [result autorelease];
+	return result;
 }
 
 - (void) shutdown
diff --git a/FileTree/PathWatcher.m b/FileTree/PathWatcher.m
index 685712262..2282a12a4 100644
--- a/FileTree/PathWatcher.m
+++ b/FileTree/PathWatcher.m
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ static void myFSEventCallback(
         kFSEventStreamCreateFlagNone // Watch this and all its subdirectories
     );
 	
+	CFRelease(pathsToWatch);
+	
     FSEventStreamScheduleWithRunLoop(stream, CFRunLoopGetCurrent(), kCFRunLoopDefaultMode);	
 	
 	FSEventStreamStart(stream);
diff --git a/Playlist/SecondsFormatter.m b/Playlist/SecondsFormatter.m
index 20df246c2..511701444 100644
--- a/Playlist/SecondsFormatter.m
+++ b/Playlist/SecondsFormatter.m
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	NSScanner		*scanner		= nil;
 	BOOL			result			= NO;
 	int				value			= 0;
-	unsigned		seconds;
+	unsigned		seconds			= 0;
 
 	scanner		= [NSScanner scannerWithString:string];
 	
diff --git a/Plugins/APL/APLFile.m b/Plugins/APL/APLFile.m
index 33c5a9d90..4aa3785e9 100644
--- a/Plugins/APL/APLFile.m
+++ b/Plugins/APL/APLFile.m
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
 		NSString *basePath = [[[baseFilename stringByStandardizingPath] stringByDeletingLastPathComponent] stringByAppendingString:@"/"];
 		[unixPath insertString:basePath atIndex:0];
 		}
-	return [NSURL URLWithString:[[NSURL fileURLWithPath:unixPath] absoluteString]];
+	NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[[NSURL fileURLWithPath:unixPath] absoluteString]];
+	[unixPath release];
+	return url;
 }
 
 -initWithFile:(NSString*)filename {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@
 			NSLog(@"Cannot read header");
 			return nil;
 		}
-		NSString* str = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:da encoding: NSASCIIStringEncoding];	
+		NSString* str = [[[NSString alloc] autorelease] initWithData:da encoding: NSASCIIStringEncoding];	
 		if([str compare:header options:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch]) {
 			NSLog(@"APL header mismatch");
 			return nil;
diff --git a/Plugins/CueSheet/CueSheet.m b/Plugins/CueSheet/CueSheet.m
index 8b11ede3d..710fc7aed 100644
--- a/Plugins/CueSheet/CueSheet.m
+++ b/Plugins/CueSheet/CueSheet.m
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@
 	}
 	
 	//Append the fragment
-	return [NSURL URLWithString:[[[NSURL fileURLWithPath:unixPath] absoluteString] stringByAppendingString: fragment]];
+	NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[[[NSURL fileURLWithPath:unixPath] absoluteString] stringByAppendingString: fragment]];
+	[unixPath release];
+	return url;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Plugins/M3u/M3uContainer.m b/Plugins/M3u/M3uContainer.m
index 7f6e06774..cbf2b2f5c 100644
--- a/Plugins/M3u/M3uContainer.m
+++ b/Plugins/M3u/M3uContainer.m
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
 	}
 	
 	//Append the fragment
-	return [NSURL URLWithString:[[[NSURL fileURLWithPath:unixPath] absoluteString] stringByAppendingString: fragment]];
+	NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[[[NSURL fileURLWithPath:unixPath] absoluteString] stringByAppendingString: fragment]];
+	[unixPath release];
+	return url;
 }
 
 + (NSArray *)urlsForContainerURL:(NSURL *)url
diff --git a/Plugins/Pls/PlsContainer.m b/Plugins/Pls/PlsContainer.m
index 8bb0c5d21..ffd57fc1d 100644
--- a/Plugins/Pls/PlsContainer.m
+++ b/Plugins/Pls/PlsContainer.m
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
 	}
 	
 	//Append the fragment
-	return [NSURL URLWithString:[[[NSURL fileURLWithPath:unixPath] absoluteString] stringByAppendingString: fragment]];
+	NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[[[NSURL fileURLWithPath:unixPath] absoluteString] stringByAppendingString: fragment]];
+	[unixPath release];
+	return url;
 }