diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e7147f17f985953282b5c196afc9fa48e7a8be3..6de325cc188916f5fdedcd693419fb34ab5b6b3a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if (CUDA_FOUND)
 	set(CUDA_SOURCES ../../openfpm_devices/src/memory/CudaMemory.cu VCluster/cuda/VCluster_semantic_unit_cuda_tests.cu VCluster/cuda/VCluster_unit_tests.cu )
 endif()
 
-add_executable(vcluster_test main.cpp VCluster/VCluster.cpp  ../../openfpm_devices/src/memory/HeapMemory.cpp ../../openfpm_devices/src/memory/PtrMemory.cpp ../../openfpm_devices/src/Memleak_check.cpp VCluster/VCluster_unit_tests.cpp VCluster/VCluster_semantic_unit_tests.cpp ${CUDA_SOURCES})
+add_executable(vcluster_test main.cpp VCluster/VCluster.cpp  ../../openfpm_devices/src/memory/HeapMemory.cpp ../../openfpm_devices/src/memory/PtrMemory.cpp VCluster/VCluster_unit_tests.cpp VCluster/VCluster_semantic_unit_tests.cpp ${CUDA_SOURCES})
 
 if ( CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC )
     target_compile_options(vcluster_test PRIVATE "-Wno-deprecated-declarations")
diff --git a/src/VCluster/VCluster_meta_function.hpp b/src/VCluster/VCluster_meta_function.hpp
index 1c64f86c218047aa10c1a14585f11b2406b6cba5..2e5d4131a39d6cc19bb8889bfd1a2cc62652d724 100644
--- a/src/VCluster/VCluster_meta_function.hpp
+++ b/src/VCluster/VCluster_meta_function.hpp
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ struct unpack_selector_with_prp_lin<true,T,S,layout_base,Memory>
 
 		// add the received particles to the vector
 		PtrMemory * ptr1 = new PtrMemory(recv_buf.get(i).getPointer(),recv_buf.get(i).size());
+		ptr1->incRef();
 
+		{
 		// create vector representation to a piece of memory already allocated
 		openfpm::vector<typename T::value_type,PtrMemory,typename layout_base<typename T::value_type>::type,layout_base,openfpm::grow_policy_identity> v2;
 
@@ -283,7 +285,10 @@ struct unpack_selector_with_prp_lin<true,T,S,layout_base,Memory>
 			sz_byte->get(i) = recv_buf.get(i).size();
 		if (sz != NULL)
 			sz->get(i) = recv_size_new - recv_size_old;
+		}
 
+		ptr1->decRef();
+		delete ptr1;
 		return 1;
 	}
 };