diff --git a/src/mrmc.cpp b/src/mrmc.cpp
index 8c3e63180..6d777c517 100644
--- a/src/mrmc.cpp
+++ b/src/mrmc.cpp
@@ -84,14 +84,17 @@ int main(const int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 	
 	if (s->isSet("help")) {
 		std::cout << mrmc::settings::help;
+		delete s;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (s->isSet("help-config")) {
 		std::cout << mrmc::settings::helpConfigfile;
+		delete s;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (s->isSet("test-prctl")) {
 		mrmc::parser::PRCTLParser parser(s->getString("test-prctl").c_str());
+		delete s;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/utility/settings.cpp b/src/utility/settings.cpp
index c5b84db95..1df838050 100644
--- a/src/utility/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/utility/settings.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace bpo = boost::program_options;
 /*
  * static initializers
  */
-bpo::options_description* mrmc::settings::Settings::cli = nullptr;
-bpo::options_description* mrmc::settings::Settings::conf = nullptr;
+std::unique_ptr<bpo::options_description> mrmc::settings::Settings::cli;
+std::unique_ptr<bpo::options_description> mrmc::settings::Settings::conf = nullptr;
 std::string mrmc::settings::Settings::binaryName = "";
 mrmc::settings::Settings* mrmc::settings::Settings::inst = nullptr;
 
@@ -51,21 +51,19 @@ Settings::Settings(const int argc, const char* argv[], const char* filename)
 		Settings::positional.add("labfile", 1);
 		
 		//! Create and fill collecting options descriptions
-		Settings::cli = new bpo::options_description();
+		Settings::cli = std::unique_ptr<bpo::options_description>(new bpo::options_description());
 		Settings::cli->add(Settings::commandline).add(generic);
-		Settings::conf = new bpo::options_description();
+		Settings::conf = std::unique_ptr<bpo::options_description>(new bpo::options_description());
 		Settings::conf->add(Settings::configfile).add(generic);
 		
 		//! Perform first parse run and call intermediate callbacks
 		this->firstRun(argc, argv, filename);
 		
 		//! Rebuild collecting options descriptions
-		delete Settings::cli;
-		Settings::cli = new bpo::options_description();
+		Settings::cli = std::unique_ptr<bpo::options_description>(new bpo::options_description());
 		Settings::cli->add(Settings::commandline).add(generic);
 
-		delete Settings::conf;
-		Settings::conf = new bpo::options_description();
+		Settings::conf = std::unique_ptr<bpo::options_description>(new bpo::options_description());
 		Settings::conf->add(Settings::configfile).add(generic);
 		
 		//! Stop if help is set
diff --git a/src/utility/settings.h b/src/utility/settings.h
index 993fdc241..2b07bb81e 100644
--- a/src/utility/settings.h
+++ b/src/utility/settings.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <list>
 #include <utility>
+#include <memory>
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #include "src/exceptions/InvalidSettings.h"
 
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ namespace settings {
 			 */
 			template <typename T>
 			const T& get(const std::string &name) const {
-				std::cerr << "get(" << name << ")" << std::endl;
 				if (this->vm.count(name) == 0) throw mrmc::exceptions::InvalidSettings();
 				return this->vm[name].as<T>();
 			}
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ namespace settings {
 			/*!
 			 *	@brief	Collecting option descriptions for command line.
 			 */
-			static bpo::options_description* cli;
+			static std::unique_ptr<bpo::options_description> cli;
 			/*!
 			 *	@brief	Collecting option descriptions for config file.
 			 */
-			static bpo::options_description* conf;
+			static std::unique_ptr<bpo::options_description> conf;
 			
 			/*!
 			 *	@brief	option mapping.
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ namespace settings {
 		Settings::inst = new Settings(argc, argv, filename);
 		return Settings::inst;
 	}
-
-
+	
 	/*!
 	 *	@brief	Function type for functions registering new options.
 	 */