diff --git a/server/src/receive.c b/server/src/receive.c
index c6bb46ea5..c50d3c8e0 100644
--- a/server/src/receive.c
+++ b/server/src/receive.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		node_reverse(node);
 	
 	node->refcnt++;
+	node->vt->refcnt++;
 
 	node_init(argc-optind, argv+optind, &set);
 	node_start(node);
diff --git a/server/src/send.c b/server/src/send.c
index 6fc685000..71d25f820 100644
--- a/server/src/send.c
+++ b/server/src/send.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	
 	node->refcnt++;
 	pool = alloc(sizeof(struct msg) * node->combine);
+	node->vt->refcnt++;
 
 	node_init(argc-optind, argv+optind, &set);
 	node_start(node);
diff --git a/server/src/test.c b/server/src/test.c
index 369b0f4d3..a86381250 100644
--- a/server/src/test.c
+++ b/server/src/test.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		error("There's no node with the name '%s'", argv[3]);
 
 	node->refcnt++;
+	node->vt->refcnt++;
+
 	node_start(node);
 	node_start_defer(node);