diff --git a/loader/settings.c b/loader/settings.c
index 38667edab..365cfb9d0 100644
--- a/loader/settings.c
+++ b/loader/settings.c
@@ -748,8 +748,10 @@ VkResult get_loader_settings(const struct loader_instance* inst, loader_settings
     cJSON* stderr_filter = loader_cJSON_GetObjectItem(settings_to_use, "stderr_log");
     if (NULL != stderr_filter) {
         struct loader_string_list stderr_log = {0};
-        res = loader_parse_json_array_of_strings(inst, settings_to_use, "stderr_log", &stderr_log);
-        if (VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY == res) {
+        VkResult stderr_log_result = VK_SUCCESS;
+        stderr_log_result = loader_parse_json_array_of_strings(inst, settings_to_use, "stderr_log", &stderr_log);
+        if (VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY == stderr_log_result) {
+            res = VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
             goto out;
         }
         loader_settings->debug_level = parse_log_filters_from_strings(&stderr_log);
diff --git a/tests/framework/data/fuzz_test_minimized_test_cases/clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-settings_fuzzer-4626669072875520 b/tests/framework/data/fuzz_test_minimized_test_cases/clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-settings_fuzzer-4626669072875520
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad9eccc99
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/framework/data/fuzz_test_minimized_test_cases/clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-settings_fuzzer-4626669072875520 differ
diff --git a/tests/loader_fuzz_tests.cpp b/tests/loader_fuzz_tests.cpp
index 4298ecf33..7e3ba0593 100644
--- a/tests/loader_fuzz_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/loader_fuzz_tests.cpp
@@ -287,3 +287,6 @@ TEST(BadJsonInput, ClusterFuzzTestCase_5123849246867456) {
     // Causes a leak - settings_fuzzer: Direct-leak in loader_append_layer_property
     execute_setting_fuzzer("clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-settings_fuzzer-5123849246867456");
 }
+TEST(BadJsonInput, ClusterFuzzTestCase_4626669072875520) {
+    execute_setting_fuzzer("clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-settings_fuzzer-4626669072875520");
+}