diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd8b1b5..462004f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,9 +61,13 @@
  * Added a MustSet() method
  * Migrated test library from launchpad.net/gocheck to gopkg.in/check.v1
 
+v1.4.2, 15 Nov 2014
+-------------------
+ * Issue #2: Fixed goroutine leak in parser which created two lexers but cleaned up only one
+
 v1.4.1, 13 Nov 2014
 -------------------
- * (Issue #1) Fixed bug in Keys() method which returned an empty string
+ * Issue #1: Fixed bug in Keys() method which returned an empty string
 
 v1.4.0, 23 Sep 2014
 -------------------
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 297326c..bb71fb9 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 	p := &parser{lex: lex(input)}
 	defer p.recover(&err)
 
-	p.lex = lex(input)
 	properties = NewProperties()
 	key := ""
 	comments := []string{}