diff --git a/Cantera/src/FalloffFactory.h b/Cantera/src/FalloffFactory.h
index 5c6b7c2de..3a6103bac 100755
--- a/Cantera/src/FalloffFactory.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/FalloffFactory.h
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ namespace Cantera {
             return __factory;
         }
 
+	static void deleteFalloffFactory() {
+	    if (__factory) {
+	      delete __factory;
+	      __factory = 0;
+	    }
+	}
+
         /**
          * Destructor doesn't do anything. We do not delete statically
 	 * created single instance of this class here, because it would
diff --git a/Cantera/src/FalloffMgr.h b/Cantera/src/FalloffMgr.h
index e25f6ff27..ab6de82e4 100755
--- a/Cantera/src/FalloffMgr.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/FalloffMgr.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Cantera {
          * will be used.
          */
         FalloffMgr(FalloffFactory* f = 0) : 
-	    m_factory(0), m_n(0), m_n0(0), m_worksize(0) {
+	    m_n(0), m_n0(0), m_worksize(0) {
              if (f == 0) m_factory = FalloffFactory::factory();
             else m_factory = f;
         }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Cantera {
             int i;
             for (i = 0; i < m_n; i++) delete m_falloff[i];
 	    if (m_factory) {
-	      delete m_factory;
+	      FalloffFactory::deleteFalloffFactory();
 	      m_factory = 0;
 	    }
         }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Cantera {
          * @param c vector of coefficients for the falloff function.
          */ 
         void install(int rxn, int type, 
-            const vector_fp& c) {   
+		     const vector_fp& c) {
             if (type != SIMPLE_FALLOFF) {
                 m_rxn.push_back(rxn);
                 Falloff* f = m_factory->newFalloff(type,c);