diff --git a/BlackHole/BlackHole.c b/BlackHole/BlackHole.c
index 73713e2..99348a1 100644
--- a/BlackHole/BlackHole.c
+++ b/BlackHole/BlackHole.c
@@ -912,18 +912,22 @@ static OSStatus	BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData(AudioServerPlugInDriverRef inDri
 			//	just the one box. Note that it is not an error if the string in the
 			//	qualifier doesn't match any devices. In such case, kAudioObjectUnknown is
 			//	the object ID to return.
-			FailWithAction(inDataSize < sizeof(AudioObjectID), theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: not enough space for the return value of kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToBox");
-			FailWithAction(inQualifierDataSize == sizeof(CFStringRef), theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: the qualifier is the wrong size for kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToBox");
-			FailWithAction(inQualifierData == NULL, theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: no qualifier for kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToBox");
-			if(CFStringCompare(*((CFStringRef*)inQualifierData), CFStringCreateWithFormat(NULL, NULL, CFSTR(kBox_UID), kNumber_Of_Channels), 0) == kCFCompareEqualTo)
 			{
-				*((AudioObjectID*)outData) = kObjectID_Box;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				*((AudioObjectID*)outData) = kAudioObjectUnknown;
+				FailWithAction(inDataSize < sizeof(AudioObjectID), theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: not enough space for the return value of kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToBox");
+				FailWithAction(inQualifierDataSize == sizeof(CFStringRef), theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: the qualifier is the wrong size for kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToBox");
+				FailWithAction(inQualifierData == NULL, theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: no qualifier for kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToBox");
+				CFStringRef formattedString = CFStringCreateWithFormat(NULL, NULL, CFSTR(kBox_UID), kNumber_Of_Channels);
+				if(CFStringCompare(*((CFStringRef*)inQualifierData), formattedString, 0) == kCFCompareEqualTo)
+				{
+					*((AudioObjectID*)outData) = kObjectID_Box;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					*((AudioObjectID*)outData) = kAudioObjectUnknown;
+				}
+				*outDataSize = sizeof(AudioObjectID);
+				CFRelease(formattedString);
 			}
-			*outDataSize = sizeof(AudioObjectID);
 			break;
 			
 		case kAudioPlugInPropertyDeviceList:
@@ -955,18 +959,22 @@ static OSStatus	BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData(AudioServerPlugInDriverRef inDri
 			//	just the one device. Note that it is not an error if the string in the
 			//	qualifier doesn't match any devices. In such case, kAudioObjectUnknown is
 			//	the object ID to return.
-			FailWithAction(inDataSize < sizeof(AudioObjectID), theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: not enough space for the return value of kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToDevice");
-			FailWithAction(inQualifierDataSize == sizeof(CFStringRef), theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: the qualifier is the wrong size for kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToDevice");
-			FailWithAction(inQualifierData == NULL, theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: no qualifier for kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToDevice");
-			if(CFStringCompare(*((CFStringRef*)inQualifierData), CFStringCreateWithFormat(NULL, NULL, CFSTR(kDevice_UID), kNumber_Of_Channels), 0) == kCFCompareEqualTo)
-			{
-				*((AudioObjectID*)outData) = kObjectID_Device;
-			}
-			else
 			{
-				*((AudioObjectID*)outData) = kAudioObjectUnknown;
+				FailWithAction(inDataSize < sizeof(AudioObjectID), theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: not enough space for the return value of kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToDevice");
+				FailWithAction(inQualifierDataSize == sizeof(CFStringRef), theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: the qualifier is the wrong size for kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToDevice");
+				FailWithAction(inQualifierData == NULL, theAnswer = kAudioHardwareBadPropertySizeError, Done, "BlackHole_GetPlugInPropertyData: no qualifier for kAudioPlugInPropertyTranslateUIDToDevice");
+				CFStringRef formattedString = CFStringCreateWithFormat(NULL, NULL, CFSTR(kBox_UID), kNumber_Of_Channels);
+				if(CFStringCompare(*((CFStringRef*)inQualifierData), formattedString, 0) == kCFCompareEqualTo)
+				{
+					*((AudioObjectID*)outData) = kObjectID_Device;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					*((AudioObjectID*)outData) = kAudioObjectUnknown;
+				}
+				*outDataSize = sizeof(AudioObjectID);
+				CFRelease(formattedString);
 			}
-			*outDataSize = sizeof(AudioObjectID);
 			break;
 			
 		case kAudioPlugInPropertyResourceBundle: