diff --git a/tests/net/ipc.cpp b/tests/net/ipc.cpp
index 5ca82bd3e4..1ac9167f75 100644
--- a/tests/net/ipc.cpp
+++ b/tests/net/ipc.cpp
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
     #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
 
-// for all others, include the necessary headers
-#ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#endif
-
 // this test needs threads as it runs the test server in a secondary thread
 #if wxUSE_THREADS
 
+// for all others, include the necessary headers
+#ifndef WX_PRECOMP
+    #include "wx/app.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "wx/ipc.h"
 #include "wx/thread.h"
 
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ public:
 
         m_thread->Wait();
         delete m_thread;
-        m_thread = NULL;
+
+        delete m_conn;
 
         wxSocketBase::Shutdown();
     }