Index: src/vortex_channel.c
===================================================================
--- src/vortex_channel.c	(revision 4487)
+++ src/vortex_channel.c	(working copy)
@@ -1000,11 +1000,14 @@
 			/* if piggyback is defined, invoke the frame received
 			 * using the piggyback */
 			if (channel->is_opened && vortex_channel_have_piggyback (channel)) {
+				axl_bool rpy;
 				/* get the piggyback */
 				frame = vortex_channel_get_piggyback (channel);
 				
 				/* invoke the frame received */
-				vortex_channel_invoke_received_handler (data->connection, channel, frame);
+				rpy = vortex_channel_invoke_received_handler (data->connection, channel, frame);
+				if (!rpy)
+					vortex_frame_unref (frame);
 			}
 			
 			/* unref the channel here */
@@ -5909,7 +5912,6 @@
 	data              = axl_new (ReceivedInvokeData, 1);
 	if (data == NULL) {
 		vortex_log (VORTEX_LEVEL_CRITICAL, "Allocation failed, unable to deliver frame");
-		vortex_frame_unref (frame);
 		return axl_false;
 	}
 	data->channel     = channel;
@@ -5923,7 +5925,6 @@
 		vortex_log (VORTEX_LEVEL_CRITICAL, "unable to increase connection reference, avoiding delivering data (dropping frame)..");
 
 		/* deallocate resources */
-		vortex_frame_unref (frame);
 		axl_free (data);
 		return axl_false;
 	}
Index: src/vortex_profiles.c
===================================================================
--- src/vortex_profiles.c	(revision 4487)
+++ src/vortex_profiles.c	(working copy)
@@ -920,7 +920,6 @@
 		vortex_log (VORTEX_LEVEL_CRITICAL, "unable to increase connection reference, avoiding delivering data (dropping frame)..");
 
 		/* deallocate resources */
-		vortex_frame_unref (frame);
 		axl_free (data);
 		return axl_false;
 	}