diff --git a/src/loggers/bt_cout_logger.cpp b/src/loggers/bt_cout_logger.cpp
index 6fba9b931dc84d..72f5915a1b71b2 100644
--- a/src/loggers/bt_cout_logger.cpp
+++ b/src/loggers/bt_cout_logger.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ void StdCoutLogger::callback(Duration timestamp, const TreeNode& node, NodeStatu
 void StdCoutLogger::flush()
 {
     std::cout << std::flush;
+	ref_count = false;
 }
 
 }   // end namespace
diff --git a/src/loggers/bt_minitrace_logger.cpp b/src/loggers/bt_minitrace_logger.cpp
index 90d0f26a97ac40..302e66ff900376 100644
--- a/src/loggers/bt_minitrace_logger.cpp
+++ b/src/loggers/bt_minitrace_logger.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ MinitraceLogger::~MinitraceLogger()
 {
     minitrace::mtr_flush();
     minitrace::mtr_shutdown();
+	ref_count = false;
 }
 
 void MinitraceLogger::callback(Duration /*timestamp*/,
diff --git a/src/loggers/bt_zmq_publisher.cpp b/src/loggers/bt_zmq_publisher.cpp
index c9d1aa46470f56..5276df4c81095c 100644
--- a/src/loggers/bt_zmq_publisher.cpp
+++ b/src/loggers/bt_zmq_publisher.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ PublisherZMQ::~PublisherZMQ()
     }
     flush();
     delete zmq_;
+	ref_count = false;
 }