diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/RecursiveTest.cpp b/lib/cpp/test/RecursiveTest.cpp
index a74be91..9a7eafe 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/RecursiveTest.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/RecursiveTest.cpp
@@ -71,4 +71,5 @@
     assert(false);
   } catch (const apache::thrift::protocol::TProtocolException& e) {
   }
+  depthLimit->nextitem.reset();
 }