diff --git a/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_init.cpp b/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_init.cpp
index 86e54b89..1bba440e 100644
--- a/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_init.cpp
+++ b/rmw_connext_cpp/src/rmw_init.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ rmw_context_fini(rmw_context_t * context)
     RCUTILS_SET_ERROR_MSG("context has not been shutdown");
     return RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
   }
+  rmw_ret_t ret = rmw_init_options_fini(&context->options);
+  if (RMW_RET_OK != ret) {
+    return ret;
+  }
   delete context->impl;
   *context = rmw_get_zero_initialized_context();
   return RMW_RET_OK;