diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/bio2jack/bio2jack.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/bio2jack/bio2jack.c
index 987f9049..725989fa 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/bio2jack/bio2jack.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/bio2jack/bio2jack.c
@@ -2486,6 +2486,16 @@ JACK_SetClientName(char *name)
   }
 }
 
+void
+JACK_FreeClientName()
+{
+	if( client_name ) {
+		free(client_name);
+		client_name = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+
 long JACK_OutputStatus(int deviceID,long *sec, long *usec)
 {
   	jack_driver_t *this = &outDev[deviceID];
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/bio2jack/bio2jack.h b/veejay-current/veejay-server/bio2jack/bio2jack.h
index 1a9ac81e..862cb8b7 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/bio2jack/bio2jack.h
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/bio2jack/bio2jack.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ int  JACK_SetAllVolume(int deviceID, unsigned int volume); /* returns 0 on succe
 int  JACK_SetVolumeForChannel(int deviceID, unsigned int channel, unsigned int volume);
 void JACK_GetVolumeForChannel(int deviceID, unsigned int channel, unsigned int *volume);
 
+void JACK_FreeClientName();
 
 unsigned long JACK_GetOutputBytesPerSecond(int deviceID); /* bytes_per_output_frame * sample_rate */
 unsigned long JACK_GetInputBytesPerSecond(int deviceID);  /* bytes_per_input_frame * sample_rate */