diff --git a/src/observer/session/session_stage.cpp b/src/observer/session/session_stage.cpp
index 849830ecb9c9397d0eb2dead5e15d789387be23b..49a7ece17420d226bc4b3885690f1667344d28a2 100644
--- a/src/observer/session/session_stage.cpp
+++ b/src/observer/session/session_stage.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ void SessionStage::handle_request(StageEvent *event)
 
   Session::set_current_session(sev->session());
   sev->session()->set_current_request(sev);
-  SQLStageEvent *sql_event = new SQLStageEvent(sev, sql);
-  (void)handle_sql(sql_event);
+  SQLStageEvent sql_event(sev, sql);
+  (void)handle_sql(&sql_event);
 
   Communicator *communicator = sev->get_communicator();
   bool need_disconnect = false;