diff --git a/src/rostermanager.cpp b/src/rostermanager.cpp
index dc024b7ae8cf8e5ac0f98affe8d57e06b2e9a56c..377ddffd5472fb7806204bedef7d700be28236f8 100644
--- a/src/rostermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/rostermanager.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ RosterManager::RosterManager(User *user, Component *component){
 	m_supportRemoteRoster = false;
 
 	if (!m_component->inServerMode()) {
-		AddressedRosterRequest::ref request = AddressedRosterRequest::ref(new AddressedRosterRequest(m_component->getIQRouter(), m_user->getJID().toBare()));
-		request->onResponse.connect(boost::bind(&RosterManager::handleRemoteRosterResponse, this, _1, _2));
-		request->send();
+		m_remoteRosterRequest = AddressedRosterRequest::ref(new AddressedRosterRequest(m_component->getIQRouter(), m_user->getJID().toBare()));
+		m_remoteRosterRequest->onResponse.connect(boost::bind(&RosterManager::handleRemoteRosterResponse, this, _1, _2));
+		m_remoteRosterRequest->send();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ RosterManager::~RosterManager() {
 
 	sendUnavailablePresences(m_user->getJID().toBare());
 
+	if (m_remoteRosterRequest) {
+		m_remoteRosterRequest->onResponse.disconnect_all_slots();
+		m_component->getIQRouter()->removeHandler(m_remoteRosterRequest);
+	}
+
 	for (std::map<std::string, Buddy *, std::less<std::string>, boost::pool_allocator< std::pair<std::string, Buddy *> > >::iterator it = m_buddies.begin(); it != m_buddies.end(); it++) {
 		Buddy *buddy = (*it).second;
 		if (!buddy) {
@@ -198,6 +203,7 @@ void RosterManager::handleBuddyRosterPushResponse(Swift::ErrorPayload::ref error
 }
 
 void RosterManager::handleRemoteRosterResponse(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::RosterPayload> payload, Swift::ErrorPayload::ref error) {
+	m_remoteRosterRequest.reset();
 	if (error) {
 		m_supportRemoteRoster = false;
 		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, m_user->getJID().toString() << ": This server does not support remote roster protoXEP");