diff --git a/source/libublsettings-gtk3-status.c b/source/libublsettings-gtk3-status.c
index 0d94a6b..426ba47 100644
--- a/source/libublsettings-gtk3-status.c
+++ b/source/libublsettings-gtk3-status.c
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ void yon_ubl_status_box_spawn(GtkContainer *container,char *display_text, int ti
     struct temp_statusbox *statusstruct = malloc(sizeof(struct temp_statusbox));
     statusstruct->revealer = revealer;
     statusstruct->times = timeout;
+    g_object_add_weak_pointer(G_OBJECT(revealer),(gpointer*)&statusstruct->revealer);
     gtk_window_get_size(GTK_WINDOW(gtk_widget_get_toplevel(revealer)),NULL,&statusstruct->window_height);
     g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(revealer),"destroy", G_CALLBACK(__yon_ubl_status_box_destroyed),statusstruct);
     GThread *thread = g_thread_new("StatusThread",(GThreadFunc)_yon_ubl_status_box_timed_remove,statusstruct);