diff --git a/src/mpd_client/search.c b/src/mpd_client/search.c
index ae6abac5b..9985ce7ac 100644
--- a/src/mpd_client/search.c
+++ b/src/mpd_client/search.c
@@ -151,13 +151,14 @@ bool mpd_client_search_add_to_queue_window(struct t_partition_state *partition_s
  * @param album_config album configuration
  * @return newly allocated sds string
  */
-sds get_search_expression_album(enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_song *album,
+sds get_search_expression_album(sds buffer, enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_song *album,
         const struct t_albums_config *album_config)
 {
-    sds expression = sdsnewlen("(", 1);
-    expression = append_search_expression_album(tag_albumartist, album, album_config, expression);
-    expression = sdscatlen(expression, ")", 1);
-    return expression;
+    sdsclear(buffer);
+    buffer = sdscatlen(buffer, "(", 1);
+    buffer = append_search_expression_album(tag_albumartist, album, album_config, buffer);
+    buffer = sdscatlen(buffer, ")", 1);
+    return buffer;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -168,16 +169,17 @@ sds get_search_expression_album(enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_so
  * @param album_config album configuration
  * @return newly allocated sds string
  */
-sds get_search_expression_album_disc(enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_song *album,
+sds get_search_expression_album_disc(sds buffer, enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_song *album,
         const char *disc, const struct t_albums_config *album_config)
 {
-    sds expression = sdsnewlen("(", 1);
-    expression = append_search_expression_album(tag_albumartist, album, album_config, expression);
+    sdsclear(buffer);
+    buffer = sdscatlen(buffer, "(", 1);
+    buffer = append_search_expression_album(tag_albumartist, album, album_config, buffer);
     //and for cd
-    expression = sdscat(expression, " AND ");
-    expression = escape_mpd_search_expression(expression, "Disc", "==", disc);
-    expression = sdscatlen(expression, ")", 1);
-    return expression;
+    buffer = sdscat(buffer, " AND ");
+    buffer = escape_mpd_search_expression(buffer, "Disc", "==", disc);
+    buffer = sdscatlen(buffer, ")", 1);
+    return buffer;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/mpd_client/search.h b/src/mpd_client/search.h
index 50ca9b9c2..486f84f6a 100644
--- a/src/mpd_client/search.h
+++ b/src/mpd_client/search.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ bool mpd_client_search_add_to_queue_window(struct t_partition_state *partition_s
 
 bool mpd_client_add_search_sort_param(struct t_partition_state *partition_state, const char *sort, bool sortdesc, bool check_version);
 bool mpd_client_add_search_group_param(struct mpd_connection *conn, enum mpd_tag_type tag);
-sds get_search_expression_album(enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_song *album,
+sds get_search_expression_album(sds buffer, enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_song *album,
         const struct t_albums_config *album_config);
-sds get_search_expression_album_disc(enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_song *album,
+sds get_search_expression_album_disc(sds buffer, enum mpd_tag_type tag_albumartist, struct mpd_song *album,
         const char *disc, const struct t_albums_config *album_config);
 sds escape_mpd_search_expression(sds buffer, const char *tag, const char *operator, const char *value);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mpd_client/shortcuts.c b/src/mpd_client/shortcuts.c
index e7d9fe44a..db746be5d 100644
--- a/src/mpd_client/shortcuts.c
+++ b/src/mpd_client/shortcuts.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bool mpd_client_add_album_to_queue(struct t_partition_state *partition_state, st
         *error = sdscat(*error, "Album not found");
         return false;
     }
-    sds expression = get_search_expression_album(partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist,
+    sds expression = get_search_expression_album(sdsempty(), partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist,
         mpd_album, &partition_state->config->albums);
     const char *sort = NULL;
     bool sortdesc = false;
diff --git a/src/mympd_api/albumart.c b/src/mympd_api/albumart.c
index 5d8296857..fe3650100 100644
--- a/src/mympd_api/albumart.c
+++ b/src/mympd_api/albumart.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ sds mympd_api_albumart_getcover_by_album_id(struct t_partition_state *partition_
     }
 
     // search for one song in the album
-    sds expression = get_search_expression_album(partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist,
+    sds expression = get_search_expression_album(sdsempty(), partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist,
         album, &partition_state->config->albums);
 
     if (mpd_search_db_songs(partition_state->conn, false) == false ||
diff --git a/src/mympd_api/browse.c b/src/mympd_api/browse.c
index abcd44a6b..33d74a060 100644
--- a/src/mympd_api/browse.c
+++ b/src/mympd_api/browse.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ sds mympd_api_browse_album_detail(struct t_mympd_state *mympd_state, struct t_pa
             JSONRPC_FACILITY_DATABASE, JSONRPC_SEVERITY_ERROR, "Album not found");
     }
 
-    sds expression = get_search_expression_album(partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, mpd_album,
+    sds expression = get_search_expression_album(sdsempty(), partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, mpd_album,
         &partition_state->config->albums);
 
     if (mpd_search_db_songs(partition_state->conn, true) == false ||
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ sds mympd_api_browse_album_list(struct t_mympd_state *mympd_state, struct t_part
         raxSeek(&iter, "$", NULL, 0);
         iterator = &raxPrev;
     }
+    sds album_exp = sdsempty();
     while (iterator(&iter)) {
         if (entity_count >= offset) {
             if (entities_returned++) {
@@ -291,9 +292,9 @@ sds mympd_api_browse_album_list(struct t_mympd_state *mympd_state, struct t_part
             buffer = tojson_char(buffer, "FirstSongUri", mpd_song_get_uri(album), false);
             if (print_stickers == true) {
                 buffer = sdscatlen(buffer, ",", 1);
-                sds album_exp = get_search_expression_album(mympd_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, album, &mympd_state->config->albums);
+                album_exp = get_search_expression_album(album_exp, mympd_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, album, &mympd_state->config->albums);
                 buffer = mympd_api_sticker_get_print_batch(buffer, mympd_state->stickerdb, STICKER_TYPE_FILTER, album_exp, &tagcols->stickers);
-                FREE_SDS(album_exp);
+                
             }
             buffer = sdscatlen(buffer, "}", 1);
         }
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ sds mympd_api_browse_album_list(struct t_mympd_state *mympd_state, struct t_part
         }
     }
     raxStop(&iter);
+    FREE_SDS(album_exp);
     if (print_stickers == true) {
         stickerdb_enter_idle(mympd_state->stickerdb);
     }
diff --git a/src/mympd_api/playlists.c b/src/mympd_api/playlists.c
index 74721d93f..29b44db34 100644
--- a/src/mympd_api/playlists.c
+++ b/src/mympd_api/playlists.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ bool mympd_api_playlist_content_insert_albums(struct t_partition_state *partitio
     }
     struct t_list_node *current = albumids->head;
     bool rc = true;
+    sds expression = sdsempty();
     while (current != NULL) {
         struct mpd_song *mpd_album = album_cache_get_album(album_cache, current->key);
         if (mpd_album == NULL) {
@@ -363,17 +364,17 @@ bool mympd_api_playlist_content_insert_albums(struct t_partition_state *partitio
             *error = sdscat(*error, "Album not found");
             break;
         }
-        sds expression = get_search_expression_album(partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, mpd_album,
+        expression = get_search_expression_album(expression, partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, mpd_album,
             &partition_state->config->albums);
         const char *sort = NULL;
         bool sortdesc = false;
         rc = mpd_client_search_add_to_plist(partition_state, expression, plist, to, sort, sortdesc, error);
-        FREE_SDS(expression);
         if (rc == false) {
             break;
         }
         current = current->next;
     }
+    FREE_SDS(expression);
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ bool mympd_api_playlist_content_insert_album_disc(struct t_partition_state *part
         *error = sdscat(*error, "Album not found");
         return false;
     }
-    sds expression = get_search_expression_album_disc(partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, mpd_album,
+    sds expression = get_search_expression_album_disc(sdsempty(), partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, mpd_album,
         disc, &partition_state->config->albums);
     const char *sort = NULL;
     bool sortdesc = false;
diff --git a/src/mympd_api/queue.c b/src/mympd_api/queue.c
index 244b02d1b..68dd9f720 100644
--- a/src/mympd_api/queue.c
+++ b/src/mympd_api/queue.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ bool mympd_api_queue_insert_album_disc(struct t_partition_state *partition_state
         *error = sdscat(*error, "Album not found");
         return false;
     }
-    sds expression = get_search_expression_album_disc(partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist,
+    sds expression = get_search_expression_album_disc(sdsempty(), partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist,
         mpd_album, disc, &partition_state->config->albums);
     const char *sort = NULL;
     bool sortdesc = false;
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ bool mympd_api_queue_insert_album_range(struct t_partition_state *partition_stat
     unsigned end_uint = end == -1
         ? UINT_MAX
         : (unsigned)end;
-    sds expression = get_search_expression_album(partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist,
+    sds expression = get_search_expression_album(sdsempty(), partition_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist,
         mpd_album, &partition_state->config->albums);
     const char *sort = "Disc";
     bool sortdesc = false;
diff --git a/src/mympd_api/sticker.c b/src/mympd_api/sticker.c
index d8381ea88..e7f8487fc 100644
--- a/src/mympd_api/sticker.c
+++ b/src/mympd_api/sticker.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ sds mympd_api_get_sticker_uri(struct t_mympd_state *mympd_state, sds uri, enum m
     if (album != NULL) {
         *type = STICKER_TYPE_FILTER;
         FREE_SDS(uri);
-        return get_search_expression_album(mympd_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, album, &mympd_state->config->albums);
+        return get_search_expression_album(sdsempty(), mympd_state->mpd_state->tag_albumartist, album, &mympd_state->config->albums);
     }
     return uri;
 }