diff --git a/dabo/functions/get_indicators.sh b/dabo/functions/get_indicators.sh
index 40f6a27..710d826 100644
--- a/dabo/functions/get_indicators.sh
+++ b/dabo/functions/get_indicators.sh
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ function get_indicators {
     fi
 
   done
-
+  
+  # cleanup large arrays
+  unset v vr v_csv_array_associative v_csv_array_associative_reverse 
 }