diff --git a/scalar.c b/scalar.c
index 09560aeab5..ede616ad4f 100644
--- a/scalar.c
+++ b/scalar.c
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ static int cmd_reconfigure(int argc, const char **argv)
 			succeeded = 1;
 
 		the_repository = old_repo;
+		repo_clear(&r);
 
 loop_end:
 		if (!succeeded) {
diff --git a/t/t9210-scalar.sh b/t/t9210-scalar.sh
index e8613990e1..a131a6c029 100755
--- a/t/t9210-scalar.sh
+++ b/t/t9210-scalar.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='test the `scalar` command'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 GIT_TEST_MAINT_SCHEDULER="crontab:test-tool crontab cron.txt,launchctl:true,schtasks:true"
diff --git a/t/t9211-scalar-clone.sh b/t/t9211-scalar-clone.sh
index 7869f45ee6..c16ea67c1d 100755
--- a/t/t9211-scalar-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t9211-scalar-clone.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='test the `scalar clone` subcommand'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "${TEST_DIRECTORY}/lib-terminal.sh"