diff --git a/include/blt/nbt/nbt.h b/include/blt/nbt/nbt.h
index 273c7ad..f837c6b 100755
--- a/include/blt/nbt/nbt.h
+++ b/include/blt/nbt/nbt.h
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ namespace blt::nbt {
                     t[v->getName()] = v;
                 }
             }
+            ~tag_compound() override {
+                for (auto& v : t)
+                    delete v.second;
+            }
     };
     
     static tag_t* _internal_::newCompound(){
@@ -371,6 +375,9 @@ namespace blt::nbt {
                 }
                 return dynamic_cast<T*>(tag);
             }
+            ~NBTReader() {
+                delete root;
+            }
     };
     
     class NBTWriter {
@@ -378,11 +385,20 @@ namespace blt::nbt {
             blt::fs::block_writer& writer;
         public:
             explicit NBTWriter(blt::fs::block_writer& writer): writer(writer) {}
+            /**
+             * Write a compound tag and then DELETES the tag. If you don't wish for the memory to be freed, please use the reference version!
+             * @param root root NBT tag to write, this function assumes ownership of this pointer.
+             */
             void write(tag_compound* root){
-                writer.put((char)nbt_tag::COMPOUND);
-                root->writeName(writer);
-                root->writePayload(writer);
+                write(*root);
+                delete root;
             }
+            void write(tag_compound& root){
+                writer.put((char)nbt_tag::COMPOUND);
+                root.writeName(writer);
+                root.writePayload(writer);
+            }
+            ~NBTWriter() = default;
     };
     
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/main.cpp b/src/tests/main.cpp
index 7694441..ff4b2de 100755
--- a/src/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/main.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     nbtWriter.write(new blt::nbt::tag_compound("root", {
         new blt::nbt::tag_byte("super_byte", 8),
         new blt::nbt::tag_short("shortTest", 32767),
+        new blt::nbt::tag_compound("SEXY_COMPOUND", {
+        
+        })
     }));
     
     return 0;