diff --git a/src/requesthandler/RequestHandler_SceneItems.cpp b/src/requesthandler/RequestHandler_SceneItems.cpp
index 4f25c7b2..78e72f59 100644
--- a/src/requesthandler/RequestHandler_SceneItems.cpp
+++ b/src/requesthandler/RequestHandler_SceneItems.cpp
@@ -232,8 +232,9 @@ RequestResult RequestHandler::DuplicateSceneItem(const Request& request)
 		if (!destinationScene)
 			return RequestResult::Error(statusCode, comment);
 	} else {
-		destinationScene = obs_sceneitem_get_scene(sceneItem);
-		obs_scene_addref(destinationScene);
+		destinationScene = obs_scene_get_ref(obs_sceneitem_get_scene(sceneItem));
+		if (!destinationScene)
+			return RequestResult::Error(RequestStatus::RequestProcessingFailed, "Internal error: Failed to get ref for scene of scene item.");
 	}
 
 	if (obs_sceneitem_is_group(sceneItem) && obs_sceneitem_get_scene(sceneItem) == destinationScene) {
diff --git a/src/requesthandler/rpc/Request.cpp b/src/requesthandler/rpc/Request.cpp
index cd55abeb..3458347b 100644
--- a/src/requesthandler/rpc/Request.cpp
+++ b/src/requesthandler/rpc/Request.cpp
@@ -264,18 +264,14 @@ obs_scene_t *Request::ValidateScene2(const std::string &keyName, RequestStatus::
 			comment = "The specified source is not a scene. (Is group)";
 			return nullptr;
 		}
-		OBSScene ret = obs_group_from_source(sceneSource);
-		obs_scene_addref(ret);
-		return ret;
+		return obs_scene_get_ref(obs_group_from_source(sceneSource));
 	} else {
 		if (filter == OBS_WEBSOCKET_SCENE_FILTER_GROUP_ONLY) {
 			statusCode = RequestStatus::InvalidResourceType;
 			comment = "The specified source is not a group. (Is scene)";
 			return nullptr;
 		}
-		OBSScene ret = obs_scene_from_source(sceneSource);
-		obs_scene_addref(ret);
-		return ret;
+		return obs_scene_get_ref(obs_scene_from_source(sceneSource));
 	}
 }