diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/access.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/access.c
index f7ced0bd1..332385ba1 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/access.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/access.c
@@ -165,10 +165,12 @@ static int publish_retransmit(struct bt_mesh_model *mod)
 		.xmit = bt_mesh_net_transmit_get(),
 		.friend_cred = pub->cred,
 	};
+	int err;
 
 	key = bt_mesh_app_key_find(pub->key);
 	if (!key) {
-		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+		err = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	tx.sub = bt_mesh_subnet_get(key->net_idx);
@@ -181,7 +183,11 @@ static int publish_retransmit(struct bt_mesh_model *mod)
 
 	pub->count--;
 
-	return bt_mesh_trans_send(&tx, sdu, &pub_sent_cb, mod);
+	err = bt_mesh_trans_send(&tx, sdu, &pub_sent_cb, mod);
+
+done:
+	os_mbuf_free_chain(sdu);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void mod_publish(struct ble_npl_event *work)
@@ -671,10 +677,10 @@ int bt_mesh_model_publish(struct bt_mesh_model *model)
 	err = model_send(model, &tx, true, sdu, &pub_sent_cb, model);
 	if (err) {
 		pub->count = 0;
-		return err;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	os_mbuf_free_chain(sdu);
+	return err;
 }
 
 struct bt_mesh_model *bt_mesh_model_find_vnd(struct bt_mesh_elem *elem,
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/friend.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/friend.c
index ac106f36d..b2cd4ed7e 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/friend.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/friend.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ static struct os_mbuf *encode_update(struct bt_mesh_friend *frnd, u8_t md)
 	struct bt_mesh_ctl_friend_update *upd;
 	struct os_mbuf *sdu = NET_BUF_SIMPLE(1 + sizeof(*upd));
 	struct bt_mesh_subnet *sub = bt_mesh_subnet_get(frnd->net_idx);
+	struct os_mbuf *buf;
 
 	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(sub != NULL);
 
@@ -420,7 +421,10 @@ static struct os_mbuf *encode_update(struct bt_mesh_friend *frnd, u8_t md)
 	upd->iv_index = sys_cpu_to_be32(bt_mesh.iv_index);
 	upd->md = md;
 
-	return encode_friend_ctl(frnd, TRANS_CTL_OP_FRIEND_UPDATE, sdu);
+	buf = encode_friend_ctl(frnd, TRANS_CTL_OP_FRIEND_UPDATE, sdu);
+
+	os_mbuf_free_chain(sdu);
+	return buf;
 }
 
 static void enqueue_sub_cfm(struct bt_mesh_friend *frnd, u8_t xact)
@@ -449,6 +453,7 @@ static void enqueue_sub_cfm(struct bt_mesh_friend *frnd, u8_t xact)
 
 	frnd->last = buf;
 	frnd->send_last = 1;
+	os_mbuf_free_chain(sdu);
 }
 
 static void friend_recv_delay(struct bt_mesh_friend *frnd)
@@ -755,6 +760,7 @@ static void enqueue_offer(struct bt_mesh_friend *frnd, s8_t rssi)
 
 	frnd->last = buf;
 	frnd->send_last = 1;
+	os_mbuf_free_chain(sdu);
 }
 
 #define RECV_WIN                  CONFIG_BT_MESH_FRIEND_RECV_WIN
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.c
index bce94a8e9..25ad8c659 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.c
@@ -751,16 +751,17 @@ static int cmd_net_send(int argc, char *argv[])
 		.sub = bt_mesh_subnet_get(net.net_idx),
 	};
 	size_t len;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (argc < 2) {
-		return -EINVAL;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	if (!tx.sub) {
 		printk("No matching subnet for NetKey Index 0x%04x\n",
 		       net.net_idx);
-		return 0;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	net_buf_simple_init(msg, 0);
@@ -772,7 +773,9 @@ static int cmd_net_send(int argc, char *argv[])
 		printk("Failed to send (err %d)\n", err);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+done:
+	os_mbuf_free_chain(msg);
+	return err;
 }
 
 struct shell_cmd_help cmd_net_send_help = {
@@ -909,9 +912,9 @@ struct shell_cmd_help cmd_timeout_help = {
 
 static int cmd_get_comp(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	struct os_mbuf*comp = NET_BUF_SIMPLE(32);
+	struct os_mbuf *comp = NET_BUF_SIMPLE(32);
 	u8_t status, page = 0x00;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (argc > 1) {
 		page = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
@@ -922,12 +925,12 @@ static int cmd_get_comp(int argc, char *argv[])
 					&status, comp);
 	if (err) {
 		printk("Getting composition failed (err %d)\n", err);
-		return 0;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	if (status != 0x00) {
 		printk("Got non-success status 0x%02x\n", status);
-		return 0;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	printk("Got Composition Data for 0x%04x:\n", net.dst);
@@ -979,7 +982,9 @@ static int cmd_get_comp(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+done:
+	os_mbuf_free_chain(comp);
+	return err;
 }
 
 struct shell_cmd_help cmd_get_comp_help = {