diff --git a/res/res_pjsip_pubsub.c b/res/res_pjsip_pubsub.c
index bb2f243952..2391c883a3 100644
--- a/res/res_pjsip_pubsub.c
+++ b/res/res_pjsip_pubsub.c
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ static void subscription_persistence_remove(struct sip_subscription_tree *sub_tr
 
 	ast_sorcery_delete(ast_sip_get_sorcery(), sub_tree->persistence);
 	ao2_ref(sub_tree->persistence, -1);
+	sub_tree->persistence = NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -1185,7 +1186,6 @@ static void subscription_tree_destructor(void *obj)
 
 	remove_subscription(sub_tree);
 
-	subscription_persistence_remove(sub_tree);
 	ao2_cleanup(sub_tree->endpoint);
 
 	destroy_subscriptions(sub_tree->root);
@@ -3289,6 +3289,7 @@ static void pubsub_on_evsub_state(pjsip_evsub *evsub, pjsip_event *event)
 	ast_sip_dialog_set_serializer(sub_tree->dlg, NULL);
 	ast_sip_dialog_set_endpoint(sub_tree->dlg, NULL);
 	sub_tree->dlg = NULL;
+	subscription_persistence_remove(sub_tree);
 	shutdown_subscriptions(sub_tree->root);
 
 	/* Remove evsub's reference to the sub_tree */