diff --git a/administrator/components/com_templates/models/templates.php b/administrator/components/com_templates/models/templates.php
index 0f125ecf48a78..200de7cd29440 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_templates/models/templates.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_templates/models/templates.php
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ public function getItems()
 
 		foreach ($items as &$item)
 		{
-			$client = JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($item->client_id);
+			$client        = JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($item->client_id);
 			$item->xmldata = TemplatesHelper::parseXMLTemplateFile($client->path, $item->element);
 		}
 
+		unset($item);
+
 		return $items;
 	}