diff --git a/WIKI_EN.md b/WIKI_EN.md
index 813453b..aa577b2 100644
--- a/WIKI_EN.md
+++ b/WIKI_EN.md
@@ -594,4 +594,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 ---
 
-*Generated for zh_160x_i2c v5.0.0*
+*Generated for zh_160x_i2c v5.0.1*
diff --git a/WIKI_RU.md b/WIKI_RU.md
index bb8729f..33e9289 100644
--- a/WIKI_RU.md
+++ b/WIKI_RU.md
@@ -594,4 +594,4 @@ void app_main(void)
 
 ---
 
-*Generated for zh_160x_i2c v5.0.0*
+*Generated for zh_160x_i2c v5.0.1*
diff --git a/idf_component.yml b/idf_component.yml
index 4cbb15d..2f826a8 100644
--- a/idf_component.yml
+++ b/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 description: ESP32 ESP-IDF component for LCD 1602A/1604A displays via I2C using PCF8574(A) expanders
 url: https://github.com/aZholtikov/zh_160x_i2c
-version: "5.0.0"
+version: "5.0.1"
 license: "Apache-2.0"
 maintainers:
   - "Alexey Zholtikov <alexey.zholtikov@yandex.ru>"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 28cbf7c..32f3eaa 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+5.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zh_160x_i2c.c b/zh_160x_i2c.c
index 608e6e1..53415da 100644
--- a/zh_160x_i2c.c
+++ b/zh_160x_i2c.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ esp_err_t zh_160x_init(zh_pcf8574_handle_t **expander, zh_160x_i2c_handle_t **ha
     ZH_ERROR_CHECK(*handle != NULL, ESP_ERR_NO_MEM, NULL, "160X initialization failed. Failed to allocate 160X handle.");
     (*handle)->zh_pcf8574_handle = *expander;
     (*handle)->zh_160x_i2c_lcd_size = size;
-    ZH_ERROR_CHECK(_zh_160x_lcd_init(*handle) == ESP_OK, ESP_FAIL, NULL, "160X initialization failed. PCF8574 error.");
+    ZH_ERROR_CHECK(_zh_160x_lcd_init(*handle) == ESP_OK, ESP_FAIL, heap_caps_free(*handle); *handle = NULL, "160X initialization failed. PCF8574 error.");
     ZH_LOGI("160X initialization completed successfully.");
     return ESP_OK;
 }