3 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/libqmenumodel/src/qdbusmenumodel.cpp b/libqmenumodel/src/qdbusmenumodel.cpp
index 97990b4..b404d0b 100644
--- a/libqmenumodel/src/qdbusmenumodel.cpp
+++ b/libqmenumodel/src/qdbusmenumodel.cpp
@@ -95,13 +95,12 @@ void QDBusMenuModel::serviceVanish(GDBusConnection *)
 /*! \internal */
 void QDBusMenuModel::serviceAppear(GDBusConnection *connection)
 {
-    GMenuModel *model = reinterpret_cast<GMenuModel*>(g_dbus_menu_model_get(connection,
-                                                                            busName().toUtf8().data(),
-                                                                            objectPath().toUtf8().data()));
+    GMenuModel *model = G_MENU_MODEL(g_dbus_menu_model_get(connection,
+                                                           busName().toUtf8().data(),
+                                                           objectPath().toUtf8().data()));
     setMenuModel(model);
-    if (model == NULL) {
-        stop();
-    }
+    //setModel take care of the ref
+    g_object_unref(model);
 }
 
 /*! \internal */
diff --git a/libqmenumodel/src/qmenumodel.cpp b/libqmenumodel/src/qmenumodel.cpp
index 8735e6c..ec5570f 100644
--- a/libqmenumodel/src/qmenumodel.cpp
+++ b/libqmenumodel/src/qmenumodel.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void QMenuModel::setMenuModel(GMenuModel *other)
     m_menuModel = other;
 
     if (m_menuModel) {
+        g_object_ref(m_menuModel);
         // this will trigger the menu load
         (void) g_menu_model_get_n_items(m_menuModel);
         m_signalChangedId = g_signal_connect(m_menuModel,
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ QVariant QMenuModel::getLink(const QModelIndex &index,
                                       index.row(),
                                       linkName.toUtf8().data());
 
-    if (link) {      
+    if (link) {
         QMenuModel *other = new QMenuModel(link, const_cast<QMenuModel*>(this));
         return QVariant::fromValue<QObject*>(other);
     }
diff --git a/libqmenumodel/src/qmenumodel.h b/libqmenumodel/src/qmenumodel.h
index beec7ba..1ab1e7a 100644
--- a/libqmenumodel/src/qmenumodel.h
+++ b/libqmenumodel/src/qmenumodel.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ typedef int gint;
 typedef unsigned int guint;
 typedef void* gpointer;
 typedef struct _GMenuModel GMenuModel;
+typedef struct _GObject GObject;
 
 class QMenuModel : public QAbstractListModel
 {