diff --git a/plugins/greenlet/greenlet.c b/plugins/greenlet/greenlet.c
index ddd5977f..b38c02a8 100644
--- a/plugins/greenlet/greenlet.c
+++ b/plugins/greenlet/greenlet.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_greenlet_request(PyObject * self, PyObject *args) {
 	uwsgi.wsgi_req->async_status = uwsgi.p[uwsgi.wsgi_req->uh.modifier1]->request(uwsgi.wsgi_req);
 	uwsgi.wsgi_req->suspended = 0;
 
+	Py_DECREF(ugl.gl[uwsgi.wsgi_req->async_id]);
+
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 	return Py_None;
 }