diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index b21c443..7b811db 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@
     char	*rest;
     int		port;
     jobopt_T    opt;
-    channel_T	*channel;
+    channel_T	*channel = NULL;
 
     address = get_tv_string(&argvars[0]);
     if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN
@@ -890,11 +890,11 @@
     opt.jo_timeout = 2000;
     if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt,
 	      JO_MODE_ALL + JO_CB_ALL + JO_WAITTIME + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL) == FAIL)
-	return NULL;
+	goto theend;
     if (opt.jo_timeout < 0)
     {
 	EMSG(_(e_invarg));
-	return NULL;
+	goto theend;
     }
 
     channel = channel_open((char *)address, port, opt.jo_waittime, NULL);
@@ -903,6 +903,8 @@
 	opt.jo_set = JO_ALL;
 	channel_set_options(channel, &opt);
     }
+theend:
+    free_job_options(&opt);
     return channel;
 }
 
@@ -2897,7 +2899,7 @@
     clear_job_options(&opt);
     if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_TIMEOUT + JO_PART + JO_ID)
 								      == FAIL)
-	return;
+	goto theend;
 
     channel = get_channel_arg(&argvars[0], TRUE);
     if (channel != NULL)
@@ -2930,6 +2932,9 @@
 	    }
 	}
     }
+
+theend:
+    free_job_options(&opt);
 }
 
 # if defined(WIN32) || defined(FEAT_GUI_X11) || defined(FEAT_GUI_GTK) \
@@ -3056,13 +3061,13 @@
     channel_T	*channel;
     int		part_send;
 
+    clear_job_options(opt);
     channel = get_channel_arg(&argvars[0], TRUE);
     if (channel == NULL)
 	return NULL;
     part_send = channel_part_send(channel);
     *part_read = channel_part_read(channel);
 
-    clear_job_options(opt);
     if (get_job_options(&argvars[2], opt, JO_CALLBACK + JO_TIMEOUT) == FAIL)
 	return NULL;
 
@@ -3145,6 +3150,7 @@
 	    free_tv(listtv);
 	}
     }
+    free_job_options(&opt);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3175,6 +3181,7 @@
 	    timeout = channel_get_timeout(channel, part_read);
 	rettv->vval.v_string = channel_read_block(channel, part_read, timeout);
     }
+    free_job_options(&opt);
 }
 
 # if (defined(UNIX) && !defined(HAVE_SELECT)) || defined(PROTO)
@@ -3545,6 +3552,9 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Clear a jobopt_T before using it.
+ */
     void
 clear_job_options(jobopt_T *opt)
 {
@@ -3552,6 +3562,22 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Free any members of a jobopt_T.
+ */
+    void
+free_job_options(jobopt_T *opt)
+{
+    if (opt->jo_partial != NULL)
+	partial_unref(opt->jo_partial);
+    if (opt->jo_out_partial != NULL)
+	partial_unref(opt->jo_out_partial);
+    if (opt->jo_err_partial != NULL)
+	partial_unref(opt->jo_err_partial);
+    if (opt->jo_close_partial != NULL)
+	partial_unref(opt->jo_close_partial);
+}
+
+/*
  * Get the PART_ number from the first character of an option name.
  */
     static int
@@ -4053,6 +4079,9 @@
 	return NULL;
 
     job->jv_status = JOB_FAILED;
+#ifndef USE_ARGV
+    ga_init2(&ga, (int)sizeof(char*), 20);
+#endif
 
     /* Default mode is NL. */
     clear_job_options(&opt);
@@ -4060,7 +4089,7 @@
     if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt,
 	    JO_MODE_ALL + JO_CB_ALL + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL + JO_STOPONEXIT
 			   + JO_EXIT_CB + JO_OUT_IO + JO_BLOCK_WRITE) == FAIL)
-	return job;
+	goto theend;
 
     /* Check that when io is "file" that there is a file name. */
     for (part = PART_OUT; part <= PART_IN; ++part)
@@ -4070,7 +4099,7 @@
 		    || *opt.jo_io_name[part] == NUL))
 	{
 	    EMSG(_("E920: _io file requires _name to be set"));
-	    return job;
+	    goto theend;
 	}
 
     if ((opt.jo_set & JO_IN_IO) && opt.jo_io[PART_IN] == JIO_BUFFER)
@@ -4091,7 +4120,7 @@
 	else
 	    buf = buflist_find_by_name(opt.jo_io_name[PART_IN], FALSE);
 	if (buf == NULL)
-	    return job;
+	    goto theend;
 	if (buf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL)
 	{
 	    char_u	numbuf[NUMBUFLEN];
@@ -4105,17 +4134,13 @@
 	    else
 		s = opt.jo_io_name[PART_IN];
 	    EMSG2(_("E918: buffer must be loaded: %s"), s);
-	    return job;
+	    goto theend;
 	}
 	job->jv_in_buf = buf;
     }
 
     job_set_options(job, &opt);
 
-#ifndef USE_ARGV
-    ga_init2(&ga, (int)sizeof(char*), 20);
-#endif
-
     if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_STRING)
     {
 	/* Command is a string. */
@@ -4123,11 +4148,11 @@
 	if (cmd == NULL || *cmd == NUL)
 	{
 	    EMSG(_(e_invarg));
-	    return job;
+	    goto theend;
 	}
 #ifdef USE_ARGV
 	if (mch_parse_cmd(cmd, FALSE, &argv, &argc) == FAIL)
-	    return job;
+	    goto theend;
 	argv[argc] = NULL;
 #endif
     }
@@ -4136,7 +4161,7 @@
 	    || argvars[0].vval.v_list->lv_len < 1)
     {
 	EMSG(_(e_invarg));
-	return job;
+	goto theend;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -4148,7 +4173,7 @@
 	/* Pass argv[] to mch_call_shell(). */
 	argv = (char **)alloc(sizeof(char *) * (l->lv_len + 1));
 	if (argv == NULL)
-	    return job;
+	    goto theend;
 #endif
 	for (li = l->lv_first; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
 	{
@@ -4222,6 +4247,7 @@
 #else
     vim_free(ga.ga_data);
 #endif
+    free_job_options(&opt);
     return job;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index e7fbeaa..b4e7166 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -10321,9 +10321,9 @@
 	return;
     clear_job_options(&opt);
     if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt,
-		JO_CB_ALL + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL + JO_MODE_ALL) == FAIL)
-	return;
-    channel_set_options(channel, &opt);
+			      JO_CB_ALL + JO_TIMEOUT_ALL + JO_MODE_ALL) == OK)
+	channel_set_options(channel, &opt);
+    free_job_options(&opt);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -14889,9 +14889,9 @@
     if (job == NULL)
 	return;
     clear_job_options(&opt);
-    if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_STOPONEXIT + JO_EXIT_CB) == FAIL)
-	return;
-    job_set_options(job, &opt);
+    if (get_job_options(&argvars[1], &opt, JO_STOPONEXIT + JO_EXIT_CB) == OK)
+	job_set_options(job, &opt);
+    free_job_options(&opt);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/proto/channel.pro b/src/proto/channel.pro
index b796d82..e4ef003 100644
--- a/src/proto/channel.pro
+++ b/src/proto/channel.pro
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 ch_mode_T channel_get_mode(channel_T *channel, int part);
 int channel_get_timeout(channel_T *channel, int part);
 void clear_job_options(jobopt_T *opt);
+void free_job_options(jobopt_T *opt);
 int get_job_options(typval_T *tv, jobopt_T *opt, int supported);
 channel_T *get_channel_arg(typval_T *tv, int check_open);
 void job_unref(job_T *job);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index 119f71a..e134527 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -1231,5 +1231,17 @@
   call assert_fails('call job_start("")', 'E474:')
 endfunc
 
+" This leaking memory.
+func Test_partial_in_channel_cycle()
+  let d = {}
+  let d.a = function('string', [d])
+  try
+    let d.b = ch_open('nowhere:123', {'close_cb': d.a})
+  catch
+    call assert_exception('E901:')
+  endtry
+  unlet d
+endfunc
+
 " Uncomment this to see what happens, output is in src/testdir/channellog.
 " call ch_logfile('channellog', 'w')
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7106a39..e0c0888 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1717,
+/**/
     1716,
 /**/
     1715,