diff --git a/src/gui/gcal-weather-settings.c b/src/gui/gcal-weather-settings.c
index 855baecb..3744c639 100644
--- a/src/gui/gcal-weather-settings.c
+++ b/src/gui/gcal-weather-settings.c
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ manage_weather_service (GcalWeatherSettings *self)
         }
 
       gcal_weather_service_set_location (weather_service, location);
-      gcal_weather_service_hold (weather_service);
       gcal_weather_service_activate (weather_service);
     }
   else
diff --git a/src/gui/views/gcal-month-cell.c b/src/gui/views/gcal-month-cell.c
index 4c1adcb6..cf497006 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/gcal-month-cell.c
+++ b/src/gui/views/gcal-month-cell.c
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ gcal_month_cell_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
   GcalMonthCell *self = (GcalMonthCell *)object;
 
+  GcalWeatherService *weather_service = gcal_context_get_weather_service (self->context);
+  gcal_weather_service_release (weather_service);
+
   gcal_clear_date_time (&self->date);
   g_clear_object (&self->context);
 
@@ -497,6 +500,9 @@ gcal_month_cell_set_context (GcalMonthCell *self,
                            self,
                            0);
 
+  GcalWeatherService *weather_service = gcal_context_get_weather_service (self->context);
+  gcal_weather_service_hold (weather_service);
+
   update_weather (self);
 
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_CONTEXT]);