1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/keeper.c b/src/keeper.c
index 4e2beb7..2629485 100644
--- a/src/keeper.c
+++ b/src/keeper.c
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ static void atexit_close_keepers(void)
         // 2-pass close, in case a keeper holds a reference to a linda bound to another keeoer
         for( i = 0; i < GNbKeepers; ++ i)
         {
-                lua_close( GKeepers[i].L);
+                lua_State* L = GKeepers[i].L;
+                GKeepers[i].L = 0;
+                lua_close( L);
         }
         for( i = 0; i < GNbKeepers; ++ i)
         {
-                GKeepers[i].L = 0;
-                //assert( GKeepers[i].count == 0);
                 MUTEX_FREE( &GKeepers[i].lock_);
         }
         if( GKeepers) free( GKeepers);