diff --git a/psk/client-psk-resume.c b/psk/client-psk-resume.c
index 8fb94d11..2379652d 100644
--- a/psk/client-psk-resume.c
+++ b/psk/client-psk-resume.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
 
     /* cleanup without wolfSSL_Cleanup() and wolfSSL_CTX_free() for now */
     wolfSSL_free(ssl);
+    ssl = NULL;
 
     /*
      * resume session, start new connection and socket