diff --git a/CASA.changes b/CASA.changes
index 703e4a4a..b2502f5c 100644
--- a/CASA.changes
+++ b/CASA.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 26 10:55:20 MST 2006 - jnorman@novell.com
+- Security Audit 5.4: Issue Garbage Collect after loading persistence.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr 26 10:26:20 MST 2006 - jnorman@novell.com
 - Security Audit 5.5:  Check length of message to be within range.
diff --git a/c_micasad/lss/LocalStorage.cs b/c_micasad/lss/LocalStorage.cs
index 1d0deedf..a2c290aa 100644
--- a/c_micasad/lss/LocalStorage.cs
+++ b/c_micasad/lss/LocalStorage.cs
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ namespace sscs.lss
             {
                 CSSSLogger.ExpLog(e.ToString());
             }
+
+			// collect now to remove old data from memory
+			GC.Collect();
+
             return true;
         }