diff --git a/Control/IOVSvc/src/IOVSvc.cxx b/Control/IOVSvc/src/IOVSvc.cxx
index 131db47d71cb00d149de9305d1627d66921f09c5..e968fe7af8499926cc998177cf589f9ed1cb3c64 100755
--- a/Control/IOVSvc/src/IOVSvc.cxx
+++ b/Control/IOVSvc/src/IOVSvc.cxx
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ IOVSvc::createCondObj(CondContBase* ccb, const DataObjID& id,
   // In that case, when we delete the address, it will
   // follow an invalid pointer.  So be sure to delete
   // the address before the object is added to CondCont.
-  ioa.release();
+  ioa.reset();
 
   // DataObject *d2 = static_cast<DataObject*>(v);