diff --git a/Source/ARTPush.m b/Source/ARTPush.m
index 55af5dd73..3fb9688f9 100644
--- a/Source/ARTPush.m
+++ b/Source/ARTPush.m
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ - (void)deactivate {
 NSString *const ARTDeviceTokenKey = @"ARTDeviceToken";
 
 @implementation ARTPushInternal {
-    ARTRestInternal *_rest;
+    __weak ARTRestInternal *_rest; // weak because rest owns self
     ARTLog *_logger;
     ARTPushActivationStateMachine *_activationMachine;
 }
diff --git a/Source/ARTPushAdmin.m b/Source/ARTPushAdmin.m
index 4a90900f2..35a569f0e 100644
--- a/Source/ARTPushAdmin.m
+++ b/Source/ARTPushAdmin.m
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ - (ARTPushChannelSubscriptions *)channelSubscriptions {
 @end
 
 @implementation ARTPushAdminInternal {
-    ARTRestInternal *_rest;
+    __weak ARTRestInternal *_rest; // weak because rest owns self
     ARTLog *_logger;
     dispatch_queue_t _userQueue;
     dispatch_queue_t _queue;
diff --git a/Spec/ObjectLifetimes.swift b/Spec/ObjectLifetimes.swift
index 8055da147..be86967ba 100644
--- a/Spec/ObjectLifetimes.swift
+++ b/Spec/ObjectLifetimes.swift
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ class ObjectLifetimes: QuickSpec {
                     var realtime: ARTRealtime? = ARTRealtime(options: options)
                     weak var internalRealtime: ARTRealtimeInternal? = realtime!.internal
                     weak var internalConn: ARTConnectionInternal? = realtime!.connection.internal
+                    weak var internalRest: ARTRestInternal? = realtime!.internal.rest
 
                     waitUntil(timeout: testTimeout) { done in
                         options.internalDispatchQueue.async {
                             realtime = nil // Schedule deallocation for later in this queue
                             expect(internalConn).toNot(beNil()) // Deallocation still hasn't happened.
                             expect(internalRealtime).toNot(beNil())
+                            expect(internalRest).toNot(beNil())
                             done()
                         }
                     }
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ class ObjectLifetimes: QuickSpec {
                         options.internalDispatchQueue.async {
                             expect(internalConn).to(beNil())
                             expect(internalRealtime).to(beNil())
+                            expect(internalRest).to(beNil())
                             done()
                         }
                     }