diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptAudioInjector.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptAudioInjector.cpp
index ebc9287c2a..0e42ec31e7 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptAudioInjector.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptAudioInjector.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ScriptAudioInjector::ScriptAudioInjector(const AudioInjectorPointer& injector) :
     _injector(injector)
 {
     QObject::connect(injector.data(), &AudioInjector::finished, this, &ScriptAudioInjector::finished);
+    connect(injector.data(), &QObject::destroyed, this, &QObject::deleteLater);
 }
 
 ScriptAudioInjector::~ScriptAudioInjector() {
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptAudioInjector.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptAudioInjector.h
index 3023623d72..5f086019de 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptAudioInjector.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptAudioInjector.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ signals:
     void finished();
 
 private:
-    AudioInjectorPointer _injector;
+    QWeakPointer<AudioInjector> _injector;
 
     friend QScriptValue injectorToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, ScriptAudioInjector* const& in);
 };