diff --git a/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp b/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
index a27b8ff9..ac7a8550 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
+++ b/apps/ivr/Ivr.cpp
@@ -750,26 +750,26 @@ bool IvrDialog::onOtherReply(const AmSipReply& r)
 PyObject * getPySipReply(const AmSipReply& r)
 {
   PYLOCK;
-
-  AmSipReply* rep_cpy = new AmSipReply(r);
-  return IvrSipReply_FromPtr(rep_cpy);
+  return IvrSipReply_FromPtr(new AmSipReply(r));
 }
 
 PyObject * getPySipRequest(const AmSipRequest& r)
 {
   PYLOCK;
-
-  AmSipRequest* req_cpy = new AmSipRequest(r);
-  return IvrSipRequest_FromPtr(req_cpy);
+  return IvrSipRequest_FromPtr(new AmSipRequest(r));
 }
 
 void IvrDialog::onSipReply(const AmSipReply& r) {
-  callPyEventHandler("onSipReply","(O)",getPySipReply(r));
+  PyObject* pyo = getPySipReply(r);
+  callPyEventHandler("onSipReply","(O)", pyo);
+  Py_DECREF(pyo);
   AmB2BSession::onSipReply(r);
 }
 
 void IvrDialog::onSipRequest(const AmSipRequest& r){
-  callPyEventHandler("onSipRequest","(O)", getPySipRequest(r));
+  PyObject* pyo = getPySipRequest(r);
+  callPyEventHandler("onSipRequest","(O)", pyo);
+  Py_DECREF(pyo);
   AmB2BSession::onSipRequest(r);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/ivr/IvrDialogBase.cpp b/apps/ivr/IvrDialogBase.cpp
index de827f58..d45e3248 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/IvrDialogBase.cpp
+++ b/apps/ivr/IvrDialogBase.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ static PyObject* IvrDialogBase_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject
       return NULL;
     }
 
-    // initialize self.invite_req
-    self->invite_req = IvrSipRequest_FromPtr(self->p_dlg->getInviteReq());
+    // initialize self.invite_req - AmSipRequest is not owned!
+    self->invite_req = IvrSipRequest_BorrowedFromPtr(self->p_dlg->getInviteReq());
     if(!self->invite_req){
       PyErr_Print();
       ERROR("IvrDialogBase: while creating IvrSipRequest instance for invite_req\n");
diff --git a/apps/ivr/IvrSipReply.cpp b/apps/ivr/IvrSipReply.cpp
index 4a688e80..6250862f 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/IvrSipReply.cpp
+++ b/apps/ivr/IvrSipReply.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static PyObject* IvrSipReply_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *k
 static void
 IvrSipReply_dealloc(IvrSipReply* self) 
 {
+  delete self->p_req;
   self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/ivr/IvrSipRequest.cpp b/apps/ivr/IvrSipRequest.cpp
index 7a15fd32..8fa93e57 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/IvrSipRequest.cpp
+++ b/apps/ivr/IvrSipRequest.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef struct {
     
   PyObject_HEAD
   AmSipRequest* p_req;
+  bool own_p_req;
 } IvrSipRequest;
 
 
@@ -56,15 +57,50 @@ static PyObject* IvrSipRequest_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject
     }
 	
     self->p_req = (AmSipRequest*)PyCObject_AsVoidPtr(o_req);
+    self->own_p_req = true;
   }
 
   DBG("IvrSipRequest_new\n");
   return (PyObject *)self;
 }
 
+static PyObject* IvrSipRequest_newRef(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+  static char *kwlist[] = {"ivr_req", NULL};
+  IvrSipRequest *self;
+
+  self = (IvrSipRequest *)type->tp_alloc(type, 0);
+  if (self != NULL) {
+	
+    PyObject* o_req = NULL;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "O", kwlist, &o_req)){
+	    
+      Py_DECREF(self);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    if ((NULL == o_req) || !PyCObject_Check(o_req)){
+	    
+      Py_DECREF(self);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+	
+    self->p_req = (AmSipRequest*)PyCObject_AsVoidPtr(o_req);
+    self->own_p_req = false;
+  }
+
+  DBG("IvrSipRequest_newRef\n");
+  return (PyObject *)self;
+}
+
 static void
 IvrSipRequest_dealloc(IvrSipRequest* self) 
 {
+  DBG("IvrSipRequest_dealloc\n");
+
+  if(self->own_p_req)
+    delete self->p_req;
+
   self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
@@ -204,3 +240,16 @@ PyObject* IvrSipRequest_FromPtr(AmSipRequest* req)
 
   return py_req;
 }
+
+PyObject* IvrSipRequest_BorrowedFromPtr(AmSipRequest* req)
+{
+  PyObject* c_req = PyCObject_FromVoidPtr(req,NULL);
+  PyObject* args = Py_BuildValue("(O)",c_req);
+    
+  PyObject* py_req = IvrSipRequest_newRef(&IvrSipRequestType,args,NULL);
+    
+  Py_DECREF(args);
+  Py_DECREF(c_req);
+
+  return py_req;
+}
diff --git a/apps/ivr/IvrSipRequest.h b/apps/ivr/IvrSipRequest.h
index 8052fad4..3be703c0 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/IvrSipRequest.h
+++ b/apps/ivr/IvrSipRequest.h
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 
 extern PyTypeObject IvrSipRequestType;
 PyObject* IvrSipRequest_FromPtr(AmSipRequest* req);
+PyObject* IvrSipRequest_BorrowedFromPtr(AmSipRequest* req);
 
 #endif