diff --git a/bindings/web5_c/src/c.rs b/bindings/web5_c/src/c.rs
index 0fc317c8..29981a93 100644
--- a/bindings/web5_c/src/c.rs
+++ b/bindings/web5_c/src/c.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ pub extern "C" fn free_string(s: *mut c_char) {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn free_bytes(ptr: *mut u8) {
+    if !ptr.is_null() {
+        unsafe {
+            let _ = Box::from_raw(ptr);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub unsafe fn opt_cstr_to_string(c_str: *const c_char) -> Option<String> {
     if c_str.is_null() {
         None
diff --git a/bindings/web5_c/src/crypto/dsa/poc.rs b/bindings/web5_c/src/crypto/dsa/poc.rs
index 19710789..d9e7a27e 100644
--- a/bindings/web5_c/src/crypto/dsa/poc.rs
+++ b/bindings/web5_c/src/crypto/dsa/poc.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use super::CSigner;
+use super::{call_sign, CSigner};
+use crate::c::free_bytes;
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn poc_signer_from_foreign(signer: *const CSigner) {
@@ -10,10 +11,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn poc_signer_from_foreign(signer: *const CSigner) {
     let payload = b"Test message";
 
     let mut out_len: usize = 0;
-    (signer.sign)(
-        signer.signer_id,
-        payload.as_ptr(),
-        payload.len(),
-        &mut out_len,
-    );
+    let signature = call_sign(signer, payload.as_ptr(), payload.len(), &mut out_len);
+
+    free_bytes(signature);
 }
diff --git a/bindings/web5_c/src/crypto/key_managers/poc.rs b/bindings/web5_c/src/crypto/key_managers/poc.rs
index b43ffc39..91a16532 100644
--- a/bindings/web5_c/src/crypto/key_managers/poc.rs
+++ b/bindings/web5_c/src/crypto/key_managers/poc.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 use super::{call_get_signer, call_import_private_jwk, CKeyManager};
-use crate::crypto::{dsa::call_sign, jwk::CJwk};
+use crate::{
+    c::free_bytes,
+    crypto::{
+        dsa::{call_sign, free_csigner},
+        jwk::{free_cjwk, CJwk},
+    },
+};
 use web5::crypto::jwk::Jwk;
 
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -26,11 +32,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn poc_key_manager_from_foreign(manager: *const CKeyManager) {
     let mut out_len: usize = 0;
     let signature = call_sign(signer, payload.as_ptr(), payload.len(), &mut out_len);
 
-    if !signature.is_null() {
-        let signature_slice = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(signature, out_len) };
-        println!("Signature: {:?}", signature_slice);
-        unsafe {
-            let _ = Box::from_raw(signature);
-        }
-    }
+    free_cjwk(public_jwk);
+    free_csigner(signer);
+    free_bytes(signature);
 }