diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 995c1a9d5..b3917a5c7 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -2825,12 +2825,14 @@ spdk_bs_load(struct spdk_bs_dev *dev, struct spdk_bs_opts *o,
 	}
 
 	if (opts.max_md_ops == 0 || opts.max_channel_ops == 0) {
+		dev->destroy(dev);
 		cb_fn(cb_arg, NULL, -EINVAL);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	bs = _spdk_bs_alloc(dev, &opts);
 	if (!bs) {
+		dev->destroy(dev);
 		cb_fn(cb_arg, NULL, -ENOMEM);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index f803cd574..af58e2441 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -1547,8 +1547,23 @@ bs_load(void)
 	spdk_bs_load(dev, NULL, bs_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == -EINVAL);
 
+	/* Load should when max_md_ops is set to zero */
+	dev = init_dev();
+	spdk_bs_opts_init(&opts);
+	opts.max_md_ops = 0;
+	spdk_bs_load(dev, &opts, bs_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* Load should when max_channel_ops is set to zero */
+	dev = init_dev();
+	spdk_bs_opts_init(&opts);
+	opts.max_channel_ops = 0;
+	spdk_bs_load(dev, &opts, bs_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
+	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == -EINVAL);
+
 	/* Load an existing blob store */
 	dev = init_dev();
+	spdk_bs_opts_init(&opts);
 	strncpy(opts.bstype.bstype, "TESTTYPE", SPDK_BLOBSTORE_TYPE_LENGTH);
 	spdk_bs_load(dev, &opts, bs_op_with_handle_complete, NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);