diff --git a/Content.Server/Decals/DecalSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Decals/DecalSystem.cs
index 98c10b1529..40e0c9e356 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Decals/DecalSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Decals/DecalSystem.cs
@@ -334,7 +334,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.Decals
                     }
 
                     if (newChunks.Count == 0)
+                    {
+                        _chunkIndexPool.Return(newChunks);
                         continue;
+                    }
 
                     updatedChunks[gridId] = newChunks;
                 }