diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/utils/MemoryManager.java b/src/main/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/utils/MemoryManager.java
index 7f236ae56..38c63b08f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/utils/MemoryManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/utils/MemoryManager.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class MemoryManager {
     private MemoryManagerReferenceHandler memoryManagerReferenceHandler;
     private V8                            v8;
     private ArrayList<V8Value>            references = new ArrayList<V8Value>();
-    private boolean                       releasing = false;
+    private boolean                       releasing  = false;
     private boolean                       released   = false;
 
     /**
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public int getObjectReferenceCount() {
     public void persist(final V8Value object) {
         v8.getLocker().checkThread();
         checkReleased();
-        references.remove(object);
+        memoryManagerReferenceHandler.v8HandleDisposed(object);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/utils/MemoryManagerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/utils/MemoryManagerTest.java
index 61cc83bfd..59f9213cb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/utils/MemoryManagerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/utils/MemoryManagerTest.java
@@ -315,4 +315,32 @@ public void v8HandleCreated(final V8Value object) {
         assertTrue(memoryManager.isReleased());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPersistedObjectAffectReferenceCount() {
+        MemoryManager memoryManager = new MemoryManager(v8);
+        V8Object object = new V8Object(v8);
+
+        assertEquals(1, memoryManager.getObjectReferenceCount());
+        memoryManager.persist(object);
+        assertEquals(0, memoryManager.getObjectReferenceCount());
+
+        memoryManager.release();
+        object.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPersistDuplicatedObject() {
+        MemoryManager memoryManager = new MemoryManager(v8);
+        V8Object object1 = new V8Object(v8);
+        V8Object object2 = object1.twin();
+
+        memoryManager.persist(object2);
+        memoryManager.release();
+
+        assertTrue(object1.isReleased());
+        assertFalse(object2.isReleased());
+        object1.close();
+        object2.close();
+    }
+
 }