diff --git a/connected.c b/connected.c
index 74a20cb32e..b7770825c7 100644
--- a/connected.c
+++ b/connected.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ int check_connected(oid_iterate_fn fn, void *cb_data,
 promisor_pack_found:
 			;
 		} while ((oid = fn(cb_data)) != NULL);
+		free(new_pack);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -118,8 +119,10 @@ int check_connected(oid_iterate_fn fn, void *cb_data,
 	else
 		rev_list.no_stderr = opt->quiet;
 
-	if (start_command(&rev_list))
+	if (start_command(&rev_list)) {
+		free(new_pack);
 		return error(_("Could not run 'git rev-list'"));
+	}
 
 	sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
@@ -151,5 +154,6 @@ int check_connected(oid_iterate_fn fn, void *cb_data,
 		err = error_errno(_("failed to close rev-list's stdin"));
 
 	sigchain_pop(SIGPIPE);
+	free(new_pack);
 	return finish_command(&rev_list) || err;
 }
diff --git a/t/t3050-subprojects-fetch.sh b/t/t3050-subprojects-fetch.sh
index f1f09abdd9..3884694165 100755
--- a/t/t3050-subprojects-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t3050-subprojects-fetch.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='fetching and pushing project with subproject'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success setup '
diff --git a/t/t4067-diff-partial-clone.sh b/t/t4067-diff-partial-clone.sh
index 28f42a4046..f60f5cbd65 100755
--- a/t/t4067-diff-partial-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t4067-diff-partial-clone.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='behavior of diff when reading objects in a partial clone'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'git show batches blobs' '
diff --git a/t/t5544-pack-objects-hook.sh b/t/t5544-pack-objects-hook.sh
index 54f54f8d2e..1a9e14bbcc 100755
--- a/t/t5544-pack-objects-hook.sh
+++ b/t/t5544-pack-objects-hook.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='test custom script in place of pack-objects'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'create some history to fetch' '
diff --git a/t/t5610-clone-detached.sh b/t/t5610-clone-detached.sh
index a7ec21eda5..022ed3d87c 100755
--- a/t/t5610-clone-detached.sh
+++ b/t/t5610-clone-detached.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ test_description='test cloning a repository with detached HEAD'
 GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
 export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 head_is_detached() {
diff --git a/t/t5611-clone-config.sh b/t/t5611-clone-config.sh
index 4b3877216e..727caff443 100755
--- a/t/t5611-clone-config.sh
+++ b/t/t5611-clone-config.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ test_description='tests for git clone -c key=value'
 GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
 export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'clone -c sets config in cloned repo' '
diff --git a/t/t5614-clone-submodules-shallow.sh b/t/t5614-clone-submodules-shallow.sh
index 0c85ef834a..c2a2bb453e 100755
--- a/t/t5614-clone-submodules-shallow.sh
+++ b/t/t5614-clone-submodules-shallow.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='Test shallow cloning of repos with submodules'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 pwd=$(pwd)
diff --git a/t/t5617-clone-submodules-remote.sh b/t/t5617-clone-submodules-remote.sh
index 6884338249..5a4d7936a7 100755
--- a/t/t5617-clone-submodules-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5617-clone-submodules-remote.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ test_description='Test cloning repos with submodules using remote-tracking branc
 GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
 export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 pwd=$(pwd)