diff --git a/examples/controllers/controllerMappings.js b/examples/controllers/controllerMappings.js
index d314df3f4c..4de173f16c 100644
--- a/examples/controllers/controllerMappings.js
+++ b/examples/controllers/controllerMappings.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ mapping2.enable();
 
 Controller.enableMapping("example2");
 */
-var mapping3 = Controller.loadMapping("E:/Github/hifi/examples/controllers/example3.json");
+var mapping3 = Controller.loadMapping(Script.resolvePath("example3.json"));
 Controller.enableMapping("example3");
 
 /*
diff --git a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.cpp
index 80816d9773..6edcaecd3c 100644
--- a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ namespace controller {
     }
 
     QObject* ScriptingInterface::loadMapping(const QString& jsonUrl) {
+        QObject* result = nullptr;
         auto request = ResourceManager::createResourceRequest(nullptr, QUrl(jsonUrl));
         if (request) {
             QEventLoop eventLoop;
@@ -220,12 +221,13 @@ namespace controller {
             }
 
             if (request->getResult() == ResourceRequest::Success) {
-                return parseMapping(QString(request->getData()));
+                result = parseMapping(QString(request->getData()));
             } else {
                 qDebug() << "Failed to load mapping url <" << jsonUrl << ">" << endl;
-                return nullptr;
             }
+            request->deleteLater();
         }
+        return result;
     }
 
     Q_INVOKABLE QObject* newMapping(const QJsonObject& json);