diff --git a/src/statesync/completeterminal.cc b/src/statesync/completeterminal.cc
index 64211ff..4688b2a 100644
--- a/src/statesync/completeterminal.cc
+++ b/src/statesync/completeterminal.cc
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ void Complete::apply_string( const string & diff )
       string terminal_to_host = act( input.instruction( i ).GetExtension( hostbytes ).hoststring() );
       assert( terminal_to_host.empty() ); /* server never interrogates client terminal */
     } else if ( input.instruction( i ).HasExtension( resize ) ) {
-      act( new Resize( input.instruction( i ).GetExtension( resize ).width(),
-		       input.instruction( i ).GetExtension( resize ).height() ) );
+      Resize new_size( input.instruction( i ).GetExtension( resize ).width(),
+		       input.instruction( i ).GetExtension( resize ).height() );
+      act( &new_size );
     } else if ( input.instruction( i ).HasExtension( echoack ) ) {
       uint64_t inst_echo_ack_num = input.instruction( i ).GetExtension( echoack ).echo_ack_num();
       assert( inst_echo_ack_num >= echo_ack );