diff --git a/cif/update.go b/cif/update.go
index 3da3d62..e1057c7 100644
--- a/cif/update.go
+++ b/cif/update.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func runCifFullDownload(cfg *helpers.Configuration) error {
 		log.Msg.Warn("CIF Data updated, but metadata write failed")
 	}
 
+	parsed = nil
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func runCifUpdateDownload(cfg *helpers.Configuration, metadata *dbAccess.CifMeta
 		}
 
 		metadata = generateMetadata(&parsed.header)
+		parsed = nil
 	}
 
 	ok := dbAccess.PutCifMetadata(metadata, dailyUpdateType)