diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index 1acd5716..1e6e965c 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -1067,7 +1067,9 @@ void uwsgi_python_enable_threads() {
 		up.swap_ts = threaded_swap_ts;
 		up.reset_ts = threaded_reset_ts;
 	}
+
 	uwsgi_log("threads support enabled\n");
+	
 
 }
 
@@ -1078,6 +1080,9 @@ void uwsgi_python_init_thread(int core_id) {
 	pts = PyThreadState_New(up.main_thread->interp);
 	pthread_setspecific(up.upt_save_key, (void *) pts);
 	pthread_setspecific(up.upt_gil_key, (void *) pts);
+#ifdef UWSGI_DEBUG
+	uwsgi_log("pts %d = %p\n", core_id, pts);
+#endif
 
 }
 
@@ -1354,7 +1359,9 @@ void uwsgi_python_resume(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 
 void uwsgi_python_fixup() {
 	// set hacky modifier 30
-	uwsgi.p[30] = uwsgi.p[0];
+	uwsgi.p[30] = uwsgi_malloc( sizeof(struct uwsgi_plugin) );
+	memcpy(uwsgi.p[30], uwsgi.p[0], sizeof(struct uwsgi_plugin) );
+	uwsgi.p[30]->init_thread = NULL;
 }
 
 void uwsgi_python_hijack(void) {
diff --git a/welcome.py b/welcome.py
index b3f298c7..78cfefe0 100644
--- a/welcome.py
+++ b/welcome.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import uwsgi
 import os
+import gc
+gc.set_debug(gc.DEBUG_SAVEALL)
 
 def xsendfile(e, sr):
     sr('200 OK', [('Content-Type', 'image/png'), ('X-Sendfile', os.path.abspath('logo_uWSGI.png'))])
@@ -27,11 +29,17 @@ routes['/options'] = serve_options
 
 def application(env, start_response):
 
+    gc.collect(2)
+    print env['wsgi.input'].fileno()
+
     if routes.has_key(env['PATH_INFO']):
         return routes[env['PATH_INFO']](env, start_response)
 
     start_response('200 OK', [('Content-Type', 'text/html')])
 
+    print env['wsgi.input'].fileno()
+    gc.collect(2)
+
     return """
 <img src="/logo"/> version %s<br/>
 <hr size="1"/>