diff --git a/Classes/ASIHTTPRequest.m b/Classes/ASIHTTPRequest.m
index 8dd162c3..ceb46b2f 100644
--- a/Classes/ASIHTTPRequest.m
+++ b/Classes/ASIHTTPRequest.m
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ - (void)dealloc
 #if NS_BLOCKS_AVAILABLE
 - (void)releaseBlocksOnMainThread
 {
-	NSMutableArray *blocks = [NSMutableArray array];
+	NSMutableArray *blocks = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
 	if (completionBlock) {
 		[blocks addObject:completionBlock];
 		[completionBlock release];
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ - (void)releaseBlocksOnMainThread
 + (void)releaseBlocks:(NSArray *)blocks
 {
 	// Blocks will be released when this method exits
+	[blocks release];
 }
 #endif