--- apps/app_chanspy.c	2011-07-26 14:37:31.000000000 +0200
+++ apps/app_chanspy.c	2011-07-26 14:38:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@
 		struct ast_autochan *autochan, struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
 	struct ast_channel *next;
+        struct ast_autochan *autochan_store;
 	const size_t pseudo_len = strlen("DAHDI/pseudo");
 
 	if (!iter) {
@@ -724,10 +725,13 @@
 		goto redo;
 	}
 
-	return ast_autochan_setup(next);
+        autochan_store = ast_autochan_setup(next);
+        ast_channel_unref(next);
+
+	return autochan_store;
 }