diff --git a/server/gameserver/pbutils.cc b/server/gameserver/pbutils.cc
index eca3031d..c1e89a76 100644
--- a/server/gameserver/pbutils.cc
+++ b/server/gameserver/pbutils.cc
@@ -1494,14 +1494,13 @@ void Human::SendUpdateMsg()
         }
         begin_tick = a8::XGetTickCount();
         #endif
-        NotifyObservers(msg, active_player_data_pb);
+        NotifyObservers(msg.get(), active_player_data_pb);
         #ifdef DEBUG
         sent_bytes += msg->ByteSize();
         if (active_player_data_pb) {
             sent_bytes += active_player_data_pb->ByteSize();
         }
         #endif
-        delete msg;
 
         if (active_player_data_pb) {
             delete active_player_data_pb;