diff --git a/code/LWSLoader.cpp b/code/LWSLoader.cpp
index ee1114a1f..01720f81d 100644
--- a/code/LWSLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/LWSLoader.cpp
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ void LWSImporter::BuildGraph(aiNode* nd, LWS::NodeDesc& src, std::vector<Attachm
 					
                     //Remove first node from obj (the old pivot), reset transform of second node (the mesh node)
                     aiNode* newRootNode = obj->mRootNode->mChildren[0];
-                    free(obj->mRootNode->mChildren);
-                    free(obj->mRootNode);
+					obj->mRootNode->mChildren[0] = NULL;
+					delete obj->mRootNode;
                     obj->mRootNode = newRootNode;
                     obj->mRootNode->mTransformation.a4 = 0.0;
                     obj->mRootNode->mTransformation.b4 = 0.0;
diff --git a/workspaces/vc9/assimp.vcproj b/workspaces/vc9/assimp.vcproj
index a63561ed5..0010c1203 100644
--- a/workspaces/vc9/assimp.vcproj
+++ b/workspaces/vc9/assimp.vcproj
@@ -2008,6 +2008,18 @@
 						>
 					</File>
 				</Filter>
+				<Filter
+					Name="m3"
+					>
+					<File
+						RelativePath="..\..\code\M3Importer.cpp"
+						>
+					</File>
+					<File
+						RelativePath="..\..\code\M3Importer.h"
+						>
+					</File>
+				</Filter>
 			</Filter>
 			<Filter
 				Name="postprocessing"