diff --git a/Reachability.m b/Reachability.m
index 4c1c94a..46d027b 100644
--- a/Reachability.m
+++ b/Reachability.m
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ +(instancetype)reachabilityWithHostname:(NSString*)hostname
     SCNetworkReachabilityRef ref = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithName(NULL, [hostname UTF8String]);
     if (ref) 
     {
-        id reachability = [[self alloc] initWithReachabilityRef:ref];
-
+        id reachability = [[self alloc] initWithReachabilityRef:CFBridgingRetain((__bridge id)ref)];
+	CFRelease(ref);
+	
         return reachability;
     }
     
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ +(instancetype)reachabilityWithAddress:(void *)hostAddress
     SCNetworkReachabilityRef ref = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(kCFAllocatorDefault, (const struct sockaddr*)hostAddress);
     if (ref) 
     {
-        id reachability = [[self alloc] initWithReachabilityRef:ref];
+        id reachability = [[self alloc] initWithReachabilityRef:CFBridgingRetain((__bridge id)ref)];
+        CFRelease(ref);
         
         return reachability;
     }