diff --git a/lightningd/bitcoind.c b/lightningd/bitcoind.c
index 552584b9b..fa8e0c547 100644
--- a/lightningd/bitcoind.c
+++ b/lightningd/bitcoind.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <ccan/tal/str/str.h>
 #include <ccan/tal/tal.h>
 #include <common/json.h>
+#include <common/memleak.h>
 #include <common/utils.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
@@ -176,7 +177,8 @@ static void next_bcli(struct bitcoind *bitcoind)
 		fatal("%s exec failed: %s", bcli->args[0], strerror(errno));
 
 	bitcoind->req_running = true;
-	conn = io_new_conn(bitcoind, bcli->fd, output_init, bcli);
+	/* This lifetime is attached to bitcoind command fd */
+	conn = notleak(io_new_conn(bitcoind, bcli->fd, output_init, bcli));
 	io_set_finish(conn, bcli_finished, bcli);
 }
 
diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.c b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
index 0b6befe71..86232ec9d 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.c
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ static void next_topology_timer(struct chain_topology *topo)
 		topo->startup = false;
 		io_break(topo);
 	}
-	new_reltimer(topo->timers, topo, topo->poll_time,
-		     start_poll_chaintip, topo);
+	/* This takes care of its own lifetime. */
+	notleak(new_reltimer(topo->timers, topo, topo->poll_time,
+			     start_poll_chaintip, topo));
 }
 
 /* FIXME: Remove tx from block when peer done. */
diff --git a/lightningd/jsonrpc.c b/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
index d6043bcfa..eac1fe110 100644
--- a/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
+++ b/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <ccan/str/hex/hex.h>
 #include <ccan/tal/str/str.h>
 #include <common/json.h>
+#include <common/memleak.h>
 #include <common/version.h>
 #include <common/wireaddr.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -633,7 +634,9 @@ static struct io_plan *incoming_jcon_connected(struct io_conn *conn,
 					       struct lightningd *ld)
 {
 	log_info(ld->log, "Connected json input");
-	return jcon_connected(conn, ld);
+
+	/* Lifetime of JSON conn is limited to fd connect time. */
+	return jcon_connected(notleak(conn), ld);
 }
 
 void setup_jsonrpc(struct lightningd *ld, const char *rpc_filename)
@@ -648,7 +651,8 @@ void setup_jsonrpc(struct lightningd *ld, const char *rpc_filename)
 		fd = open(rpc_filename, O_RDWR);
 		if (fd == -1)
 			err(1, "Opening %s", rpc_filename);
-		io_new_conn(ld, fd, jcon_connected, ld);
+		/* Technically this is a leak, but there's only one */
+		notleak(io_new_conn(ld, fd, jcon_connected, ld));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -673,5 +677,6 @@ void setup_jsonrpc(struct lightningd *ld, const char *rpc_filename)
 		err(1, "Listening on '%s'", rpc_filename);
 
 	log_debug(ld->log, "Listening on '%s'", rpc_filename);
-	io_new_listener(ld, fd, incoming_jcon_connected, ld);
+	/* Technically this is a leak, but there's only one */
+	notleak(io_new_listener(ld, fd, incoming_jcon_connected, ld));
 }