diff --git a/include/list.h b/include/list.h
index b9b6f7442..4e7568521 100644
--- a/include/list.h
+++ b/include/list.h
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@
 #ifndef _LIST_H_
 #define _LIST_H_
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 #define LIST_CHUNKSIZE		16
 
 /** Static list initialization */
-#define LIST_INIT(dtor) {			\
+#define LIST_INIT() {				\
 	.array = NULL,				\
 	.length = 0,				\
 	.capacity = 0,				\
-	.lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,	\
-	.destructor = dtor			\
+	.lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER	\
 }
 				
 #define list_length(list)	((list)->length)
@@ -51,19 +51,22 @@ struct list {
 	void **array;		/**< Array of pointers to list elements */
 	size_t capacity;	/**< Size of list::array in elements */
 	size_t length;		/**< Number of elements of list::array which are in use */
-	dtor_cb_t destructor;	/**< A destructor which gets called for every list elements during list_destroy() */
 	pthread_mutex_t lock;	/**< A mutex to allow thread-safe accesses */
 };
 
 /** Initialize a list.
  *
  * @param l A pointer to the list data structure.
- * @param dtor A function pointer to a desctructor which will be called for every list item when the list is destroyed.
  */
-void list_init(struct list *l, dtor_cb_t dtor);
+void list_init(struct list *l);
 
-/** Destroy a list and call destructors for all list elements */
-void list_destroy(struct list *l);
+/** Destroy a list and call destructors for all list elements
+ *
+ * @param free free() all list members during when calling list_destroy()
+ * @param dtor A function pointer to a desctructor which will be called for every list item when the list is destroyed.
+ * @param l A pointer to the list data structure.
+ */
+void list_destroy(struct list *l, dtor_cb_t dtor, bool free);
 
 /** Append an element to the end of the list */
 void list_push(struct list *l, void *p);
diff --git a/lib/if.c b/lib/if.c
index 11df748ce..b86d8a767 100644
--- a/lib/if.c
+++ b/lib/if.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct interface * if_create(struct rtnl_link *link)
 	else
 		warn("Did not found any interrupts for interface '%s'", rtnl_link_get_name(i->nl_link));
 
-	list_init(&i->sockets, NULL);
+	list_init(&i->sockets);
 
 	return i;
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct interface * if_create(struct rtnl_link *link)
 void if_destroy(struct interface *i)
 {
 	/* List members are freed by the nodes they belong to. */
-	list_destroy(&i->sockets);
+	list_destroy(&i->sockets, NULL, false);
 	
 	rtnl_qdisc_put(i->tc_qdisc);
 
diff --git a/lib/list.c b/lib/list.c
index c083c0f7a..55be8c7ba 100644
--- a/lib/list.c
+++ b/lib/list.c
@@ -32,24 +32,25 @@ static int cmp_sort(const void *a, const void *b, void *thunk) {
 	return cmp(*(void **) a, *(void **) b);
 }
 
-void list_init(struct list *l, dtor_cb_t dtor)
+void list_init(struct list *l)
 {
 	pthread_mutex_init(&l->lock, NULL);
 
-	l->destructor = dtor;
 	l->length = 0;
 	l->capacity = 0;
 
 	l->array = NULL;
 }
 
-void list_destroy(struct list *l)
+void list_destroy(struct list *l, dtor_cb_t destructor, bool release)
 {
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&l->lock);
 
-	if (l->destructor) {
-		list_foreach(void *p, l) 
-			l->destructor(p);
+	list_foreach(void *p, l) {
+		if (destructor)
+			destructor(p);
+		if (release)
+			free(p);
 	}
 	
 	free(l->array);
diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index fc294ea6d..3f90c82bd 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int socket_init(int argc, char * argv[], config_setting_t *cfg)
 		error("The 'socket' node-type requires superuser privileges!");
 	
 	nl_init(); /* Fill link cache */
-	list_init(&interfaces, (dtor_cb_t) if_destroy);
+	list_init(&interfaces);
 
 	/* Gather list of used network interfaces */
 	list_foreach(struct node *n, &vt.instances) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int socket_deinit()
 	list_foreach(struct interface *i, &interfaces)
 		if_stop(i);
 
-	list_destroy(&interfaces);
+	list_destroy(&interfaces, (dtor_cb_t) if_destroy, false);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/pipe.c b/src/pipe.c
index 4e0556094..d08f9155b 100644
--- a/src/pipe.c
+++ b/src/pipe.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void quit(int signal, siginfo_t *sinfo, void *ctx)
 	pool_destroy(&recv_pool);
 	pool_destroy(&send_pool);
 	
-	list_destroy(&nodes);
+	list_destroy(&nodes, (dtor_cb_t) node_destroy, false);
 	
 	info(GRN("Goodbye!"));
 	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	config_t config;
 	
 	/* Create lists */
-	list_init(&nodes, (dtor_cb_t) node_destroy);
+	list_init(&nodes);
 
 	log_init();
 	config_init(&config);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 4fed6eee5..afb8d26c4 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ static void quit()
 	}
 
 	/* Freeing dynamically allocated memory */
-	list_destroy(&paths);
-	list_destroy(&nodes);
+	list_destroy(&paths, (dtor_cb_t) path_destroy, false);
+	list_destroy(&nodes, (dtor_cb_t) node_destroy, false);
 	config_destroy(&config);
 
 	info(GRN("Goodbye!"));
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		error("Your kernel version is to old: required >= %u.%u", KERNEL_VERSION_MAJ, KERNEL_VERSION_MIN);
 
 	/* Initialize lists */
-	list_init(&paths, (dtor_cb_t) path_destroy);
-	list_init(&nodes, (dtor_cb_t) node_destroy);
+	list_init(&paths);
+	list_init(&nodes);
 
 	info("Parsing configuration");
 	{ INDENT
diff --git a/src/test.c b/src/test.c
index 9430a9176..a5bb2946a 100644
--- a/src/test.c
+++ b/src/test.c
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	sigemptyset(&sa_quit.sa_mask);
 	sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa_quit, NULL);
 	sigaction(SIGINT, &sa_quit, NULL);
+	
+	list_init(&nodes);
 
 	log_init();
 	config_init(&config);
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ check:		if (optarg == endptr)
 	node_stop(node);
 	node_deinit(node->_vt);
 	
-	list_destroy(&nodes);
+	list_destroy(&nodes, node_destroy, false);
 	config_destroy(&config);
 
 	return 0;