diff --git a/src/WSEvents.cpp b/src/WSEvents.cpp
index 4fbd1d73..85404737 100644
--- a/src/WSEvents.cpp
+++ b/src/WSEvents.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,15 @@ void* calldata_get_ptr(const calldata_t* data, const char* name) {
 	return ptr;
 }
 
-WSEvents* WSEvents::Instance = nullptr;
+WSEventsPtr WSEvents::_instance = WSEventsPtr(nullptr);
+
+WSEventsPtr WSEvents::Current() {
+	return _instance;
+}
+
+void WSEvents::ResetCurrent(WSServerPtr srv) {
+	_instance = WSEventsPtr(new WSEvents(srv));
+}
 
 WSEvents::WSEvents(WSServerPtr srv) {
 	_srv = srv;
diff --git a/src/WSEvents.h b/src/WSEvents.h
index 086d8a4f..97187404 100644
--- a/src/WSEvents.h
+++ b/src/WSEvents.h
@@ -22,17 +22,27 @@ with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
 #include <obs.hpp>
 #include <obs-frontend-api.h>
+
 #include <QListWidgetItem>
+#include <QSharedPointer>
+
 #include "WSServer.h"
 
-class WSEvents : public QObject {
-  Q_OBJECT
-  public:
+class WSEvents;
+typedef QSharedPointer<WSEvents> WSEventsPtr;
+
+class WSEvents : public QObject
+{
+Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+	static WSEventsPtr Current();
+	static void ResetCurrent(WSServerPtr srv);
+
 	explicit WSEvents(WSServerPtr srv);
 	~WSEvents();
 	static void FrontendEventHandler(
 		enum obs_frontend_event event, void* privateData);
-	static WSEvents* Instance;
 	void connectSceneSignals(obs_source_t* scene);
 
 	void hookTransitionBeginEvent();
@@ -44,13 +54,15 @@ class WSEvents : public QObject {
 
 	bool HeartbeatIsActive;
 
-  private slots:
+private slots:
 	void deferredInitOperations();
 	void StreamStatus();
 	void Heartbeat();
 	void TransitionDurationChanged(int ms);
 
-  private:
+private:
+	static WSEventsPtr _instance;
+
 	WSServerPtr _srv;
 	OBSSource currentScene;
 
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler_General.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler_General.cpp
index c88abb35..10dd999b 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler_General.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler_General.cpp
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ void WSRequestHandler::HandleAuthenticate(WSRequestHandler* req) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	WSEvents::Instance->HeartbeatIsActive =
-		obs_data_get_bool(req->data, "enable");
+	auto events = WSEvents::Current();
+
+	events->HeartbeatIsActive = obs_data_get_bool(req->data, "enable");
 
 	OBSDataAutoRelease response = obs_data_create();
-	obs_data_set_bool(response, "enable",
-		WSEvents::Instance->HeartbeatIsActive);
+	obs_data_set_bool(response, "enable", events->HeartbeatIsActive);
 	req->SendOKResponse(response);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
index cca33cee..fc3d660d 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler_Streaming.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  * @since 0.3
  */
  void WSRequestHandler::HandleGetStreamingStatus(WSRequestHandler* req) {
+	auto events = WSEvents::Current();
+	 
 	OBSDataAutoRelease data = obs_data_create();
 	obs_data_set_bool(data, "streaming", obs_frontend_streaming_active());
 	obs_data_set_bool(data, "recording", obs_frontend_recording_active());
@@ -28,13 +30,13 @@
 
 	const char* tc = nullptr;
 	if (obs_frontend_streaming_active()) {
-		tc = WSEvents::Instance->GetStreamingTimecode();
+		tc = events->GetStreamingTimecode();
 		obs_data_set_string(data, "stream-timecode", tc);
 		bfree((void*)tc);
 	}
 
 	if (obs_frontend_recording_active()) {
-		tc = WSEvents::Instance->GetRecordingTimecode();
+		tc = events->GetRecordingTimecode();
 		obs_data_set_string(data, "rec-timecode", tc);
 		bfree((void*)tc);
 	}
diff --git a/src/obs-websocket.cpp b/src/obs-websocket.cpp
index e04f0809..9939f8da 100644
--- a/src/obs-websocket.cpp
+++ b/src/obs-websocket.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bool obs_module_load(void) {
 	auto config = Config::Current();
 	config->Load();
 
-	WSEvents::Instance = new WSEvents(WSServer::Current());
+	WSEvents::ResetCurrent(WSServer::Current());
 
 	if (config->ServerEnabled) {
 		WSServer::Current()->start(config->ServerPort);