diff --git a/client/gui_rpc_server.C b/client/gui_rpc_server.C
index 536ea2e781..6f2564d61a 100644
--- a/client/gui_rpc_server.C
+++ b/client/gui_rpc_server.C
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ int GUI_RPC_CONN::handle_rpc() {
         gstate.write_tasks_gui(mf);
     } else if (match_tag(request_msg, "<get_file_transfers>")) {
         gstate.write_file_transfers_gui(mf);
-    } else if (match_tag(request_msg, "<get_project_status>")) {
+    } else if (match_tag(request_msg, "<get_project_status/>")) {
         handle_get_project_status(mf);
     } else if (match_tag(request_msg, "<get_disk_usage>")) {
         handle_get_disk_usage(mf);
diff --git a/lib/gui_rpc_client.C b/lib/gui_rpc_client.C
index d0073b1f4a..04796b1f73 100644
--- a/lib/gui_rpc_client.C
+++ b/lib/gui_rpc_client.C
@@ -499,18 +499,23 @@ void CC_STATE::clear() {
     for (i=0; i<projects.size(); i++) {
         delete projects[i];
     }
+    projects.clear();
     for (i=0; i<apps.size(); i++) {
         delete apps[i];
     }
+    apps.clear();
     for (i=0; i<app_versions.size(); i++) {
         delete app_versions[i];
     }
+    app_versions.clear();
     for (i=0; i<wus.size(); i++) {
         delete wus[i];
     }
+    wus.clear();
     for (i=0; i<results.size(); i++) {
         delete results[i];
     }
+    results.clear();
 }
 
 APP* CC_STATE::lookup_app(string& str) {
@@ -570,6 +575,7 @@ void PROJECTS::clear() {
     for (i=0; i<projects.size(); i++) {
         delete projects[i];
     }
+    projects.clear();
 }
 
 RESULTS::RESULTS() {
@@ -594,6 +600,7 @@ void RESULTS::clear() {
     for (i=0; i<results.size(); i++) {
         delete results[i];
     }
+    results.clear();
 }
 
 FILE_TRANSFERS::FILE_TRANSFERS() {
@@ -618,6 +625,7 @@ void FILE_TRANSFERS::clear() {
     for (i=0; i<file_transfers.size(); i++) {
         delete file_transfers[i];
     }
+    file_transfers.clear();
 }
 
 MESSAGES::MESSAGES() {
@@ -642,6 +650,7 @@ void MESSAGES::clear() {
     for (i=0; i<messages.size(); i++) {
         delete messages[i];
     }
+    messages.clear();
 }
 
 RPC_CLIENT::RPC_CLIENT() {