Discard sequenced messages if task destroyed before run

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/messagebus/src/main/java/com/yahoo/messagebus/Routable.java b/messagebus/src/main/java/com/yahoo/messagebus/Routable.java
index 06d92c48dd3..a94541ac5f6 100755
--- a/messagebus/src/main/java/com/yahoo/messagebus/Routable.java
+++ b/messagebus/src/main/java/com/yahoo/messagebus/Routable.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import com.yahoo.text.Utf8String;
  * A routable can be regarded as a protocol-defined value with additional message bus related state. The state is what
  * differentiates two Routables that carry the same value. This includes the application context attached to the
  * routable and the {@link CallStack} used to track the path of the routable within messagebus. When a routable is
- * copied (if the protocol supports it) only the value part is copied. The state must be explicitly transfered by
+ * copied (if the protocol supports it) only the value part is copied. The state must be explicitly transferred by
  * invoking the {@link #swapState(Routable)} method. That method is used to transfer the state from a message to the
  * corresponding reply, or to a different message if the application decides to replace it.
  *
diff --git a/messagebus/src/main/java/com/yahoo/messagebus/Sequencer.java b/messagebus/src/main/java/com/yahoo/messagebus/Sequencer.java
index 05e71e0f006..4e10a72c858 100644
--- a/messagebus/src/main/java/com/yahoo/messagebus/Sequencer.java
+++ b/messagebus/src/main/java/com/yahoo/messagebus/Sequencer.java
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ public class Sequencer implements MessageHandler, ReplyHandler {
     }
 
     private class SequencedSendTask implements Messenger.Task {
-        private final Message msg;
+        private Message msg;
         SequencedSendTask(Message msg) { this.msg = msg; }
-        @Override public void run() { sequencedSend(msg); }
-        @Override public void destroy() { }
+        @Override public void run() { sequencedSend(msg); msg = null; }
+        @Override public void destroy() { if (msg != null) msg.discard(); }
     }
 
     private void sendNextInSequence(long seqId) {