diff --git a/src/ovirt-foreign-menu.c b/src/ovirt-foreign-menu.c
index 027cd68..88c6be5 100644
--- a/src/ovirt-foreign-menu.c
+++ b/src/ovirt-foreign-menu.c
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ static void api_fetched_cb(GObject *source_object,
         return;
     }
     g_return_if_fail(OVIRT_IS_API(menu->priv->api));
+    g_object_ref(menu->priv->api);
 
     ovirt_foreign_menu_next_async_step(menu, STATE_API);
 }
diff --git a/src/remote-viewer.c b/src/remote-viewer.c
index ac80dee..f76350d 100644
--- a/src/remote-viewer.c
+++ b/src/remote-viewer.c
@@ -997,8 +997,6 @@ error:
         g_object_unref(display);
     if (vm != NULL)
         g_object_unref(vm);
-    if (api != NULL)
-        g_object_unref(api);
     if (proxy != NULL)
         g_object_unref(proxy);