diff --git a/plugins/renepay/payment.c b/plugins/renepay/payment.c
index 26be01e6bf19..07a0f78de07c 100644
--- a/plugins/renepay/payment.c
+++ b/plugins/renepay/payment.c
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ void payment_reconsider(struct payment *payment)
 			final_msg = tal_steal(tmpctx, i->final_msg);
 			break;
 		case PAY_FLOW_FAILED_GOSSIP_PENDING:
-			break;
+			/* Don't free, it's still going! */
+			continue;
 		case PAY_FLOW_SUCCESS:
 			if (payment->preimage) {
 				/* This should be impossible without breaking SHA256 */