diff --git a/guessit.go b/guessit.go
index 03654b3..5ade207 100644
--- a/guessit.go
+++ b/guessit.go
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ func New() (*Guessit, error) {
 	if !(module != nil && python3.PyErr_Occurred() == nil) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add module 'guessit'")
 	}
+	defer module.DecRef()
 
 	dict := python3.PyModule_GetDict(module) //ret val: Borrowed
 	if !(dict != nil && python3.PyErr_Occurred() == nil) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get dict for module")
 	}
+
 	guessitfn := python3.PyDict_GetItemString(dict, "guessit") //retval: Borrowed
 	if !(guessitfn != nil && python3.PyCallable_Check(guessitfn)) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find function 'guessit'")
@@ -80,13 +82,17 @@ func (g Guessit) Guessit(s string, options ...string) (out Match, err error) {
 	}
 
 	item := python3.PyUnicode_FromString(s)
+	defer item.DecRef()
+
 	opts := python3.PyUnicode_FromString(strings.Join(options[:], " "))
+	defer opts.DecRef()
 
 	args := python3.PyTuple_New(2) //retval: New reference
 	if args == nil {
 		return
 	}
 	defer args.DecRef()
+
 	ret := python3.PyTuple_SetItem(args, 0, item) //steals ref to pylist
 	if ret != 0 {
 		if python3.PyErr_Occurred() != nil {
@@ -108,11 +114,13 @@ func (g Guessit) Guessit(s string, options ...string) (out Match, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	//fmt.Println(python3.PyUnicode_AsUTF8(testdataPy.Repr()))
-
 	size := python3.PyDict_Size(testdataPy)
 	keys := python3.PyDict_Keys(testdataPy)
+	defer keys.DecRef()
 	vals := python3.PyDict_Values(testdataPy)
+	defer vals.DecRef()
+
+	testdataPy = nil
 
 	tmpmap := make(map[string]interface{})
 	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
@@ -126,7 +134,9 @@ func (g Guessit) Guessit(s string, options ...string) (out Match, err error) {
 		case python3.PyList_Check(val):
 			var tmp []string
 			for i := 0; i < python3.PyList_Size(val); i++ {
-				v := python3.PyUnicode_AsUTF8(python3.PyList_GetItem(val, i))
+				item := python3.PyList_GetItem(val, i)
+				v := python3.PyUnicode_AsUTF8(item)
+				item.DecRef()
 				tmp = append(tmp, v)
 			}
 			tmpmap[key] = tmp
@@ -134,8 +144,6 @@ func (g Guessit) Guessit(s string, options ...string) (out Match, err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	//spew.Dump(tmpmap)
-
 	config := &mapstructure.DecoderConfig{
 		WeaklyTypedInput: true,
 		Result:           &out,