diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index e4d59e69..916a463c 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -1223,9 +1223,10 @@ void tf_ssb_connection_destroy(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection)
 	}
 	if (!JS_IsUndefined(connection->object))
 	{
-		JS_SetOpaque(connection->object, NULL);
-		JS_FreeValue(ssb->context, connection->object);
+		JSValue object = connection->object;
 		connection->object = JS_UNDEFINED;
+		JS_SetOpaque(object, NULL);
+		JS_FreeValue(ssb->context, object);
 	}
 	if (connection->async.data && !uv_is_closing((uv_handle_t*)&connection->async))
 	{