diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
index 7aad8d468a..392bc5b7af 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.cpp
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ void Resource::handleReplyFinished() {
 
     setSize(_bytesTotal);
 
+    // Make sure we keep the Resource alive here
+    auto self = _self.lock();
     ResourceCache::requestCompleted(_self);
 
     auto result = _request->getResult();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.h b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.h
index 33490301d7..c632399ad4 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ResourceCache.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static const qint64 MAX_UNUSED_MAX_SIZE = MAXIMUM_CACHE_SIZE;
 class ResourceCacheSharedItems : public Dependency  {
     SINGLETON_DEPENDENCY
 
-    using Mutex = std::mutex;
+    using Mutex = std::recursive_mutex;
     using Lock = std::unique_lock<Mutex>;
 
 public: