diff --git a/mysql-test/main/alter_table_online_debug.result b/mysql-test/main/alter_table_online_debug.result
index c987ff4d2f6..16e9fd190be 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/alter_table_online_debug.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/alter_table_online_debug.result
@@ -1807,6 +1807,28 @@ a	b
 456	NULL
 789	NULL
 drop table t1;
+# MDEV-32614 LeakSanitizer errors in copy_data_between_tables
+create table t (a int, b int) engine=aria;
+insert into t select seq, seq from seq_1_to_5;
+backup stage start;
+connect  con_lock,localhost,root,,;
+set lock_wait_timeout= 1;
+set debug_sync='copy_data_between_tables_before_reset_backup_lock wait_for continue';
+alter table t add index (b), algorithm=copy, lock=none;
+connection default;
+backup stage block_commit;
+set debug_sync='now signal continue';
+connection con_lock;
+ERROR HY000: Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction
+set debug_sync='copy_data_between_tables_before_reset_backup_lock wait_for continue';
+alter table t add index (a), algorithm=copy, lock=none;
+connection default;
+backup stage end;
+set debug_sync='now signal continue';
+connection con_lock;
+disconnect con_lock;
+connection default;
+drop table t;
 set global default_storage_engine= MyISAM;
 disconnect con1;
 disconnect con2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/alter_table_online_debug.test b/mysql-test/main/alter_table_online_debug.test
index 2a37f6a0c46..a45226b277a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/alter_table_online_debug.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/alter_table_online_debug.test
@@ -2066,6 +2066,41 @@ select * from t1;
 drop table t1;
 
 
+--echo # MDEV-32614 LeakSanitizer errors in copy_data_between_tables
+create table t (a int, b int) engine=aria;
+insert into t select seq, seq from seq_1_to_5;
+backup stage start;
+
+--connect (con_lock,localhost,root,,)
+set lock_wait_timeout= 1;
+
+set debug_sync='copy_data_between_tables_before_reset_backup_lock wait_for continue';
+send alter table t add index (b), algorithm=copy, lock=none;
+
+--connection default
+backup stage block_commit;
+
+set debug_sync='now signal continue';
+
+--connection con_lock
+--error ER_LOCK_WAIT_TIMEOUT
+--reap
+# --echo # error $mysql_errno
+
+set debug_sync='copy_data_between_tables_before_reset_backup_lock wait_for continue';
+send alter table t add index (a), algorithm=copy, lock=none;
+
+--connection default
+backup stage end;
+set debug_sync='now signal continue';
+
+--connection con_lock
+--reap
+--disconnect con_lock
+--connection default
+drop table t;
+
+
 eval set global default_storage_engine= $default_storage_engine;
 
 --disconnect con1
diff --git a/sql/sql_table.cc b/sql/sql_table.cc
index 20eeeb545bf..2b1228ac82f 100644
--- a/sql/sql_table.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_table.cc
@@ -12130,6 +12130,7 @@ copy_data_between_tables(THD *thd, TABLE *from, TABLE *to,
 #ifdef HAVE_REPLICATION
     if (online)
     {
+      DBUG_ASSERT(from->s->online_alter_binlog == NULL);
       from->s->online_alter_binlog= new Cache_flip_event_log();
       if (!from->s->online_alter_binlog)
         goto err;
@@ -12363,29 +12364,10 @@ copy_data_between_tables(THD *thd, TABLE *from, TABLE *to,
       thd_progress_next_stage(thd);
       error= online_alter_read_from_binlog(thd, &rgi, binlog, &found_count);
     }
-    if (error)
-      from->s->tdc->flush_unused(1); // to free the binlog
     to->pos_in_table_list= NULL; // Safety
     DBUG_ASSERT(thd->lex->sql_command == saved_sql_command);
     thd->lex->sql_command= saved_sql_command; // Just in case
   }
-  else if (online) // error was on copy stage
-  {
-    /*
-       We can't free the resources properly now, as we can still be in
-       non-exclusive state. So this s->online_alter_binlog will be used
-       until all transactions will release it.
-       Once the transaction commits, it can release online_alter_binlog
-       by decreasing ref_count.
-
-       online_alter_binlog->ref_count can be reached 0 only once.
-       Proof:
-       If share exists, we'll always have ref_count >= 1.
-       Once it reaches destroy(), nobody can acquire it again,
-       therefore, only release() is possible at this moment.
-    */
-    from->s->tdc->flush_unused(1); // to free the binlog
-  }
 #endif
 
   if (error > 0 && !from->s->tmp_table)
@@ -12400,6 +12382,26 @@ copy_data_between_tables(THD *thd, TABLE *from, TABLE *to,
 
   if (unlikely(mysql_trans_commit_alter_copy_data(thd)))
     error= 1;
+  
+  if (unlikely(error) && online)
+  {
+    /*
+       We can't free the resources properly now, as we can still be in
+       non-exclusive state. So this s->online_alter_binlog will be used
+       until all transactions will release it.
+       Once the transaction commits, it can release online_alter_binlog
+       by decreasing ref_count.
+
+       online_alter_binlog->ref_count can be reached 0 only once.
+       Proof:
+       If share exists, we'll always have ref_count >= 1.
+       Once it reaches destroy(), nobody can acquire it again,
+       therefore, only release() is possible at this moment.
+       
+       Also, this will release the binlog.
+    */
+    from->s->tdc->flush_unused(1);
+  }
 
  err:
   if (bulk_insert_started)