diff --git a/generate/templates/manual/src/nodegit_wrapper.cc b/generate/templates/manual/src/nodegit_wrapper.cc
index e22468a99..ea6694425 100644
--- a/generate/templates/manual/src/nodegit_wrapper.cc
+++ b/generate/templates/manual/src/nodegit_wrapper.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ NodeGitWrapper<Traits>::NodeGitWrapper(typename Traits::cType *raw, bool selfFre
     } else {
       this->owner.Reset(owner);
       this->raw = raw;
+      selfFreeing = false;
     }
   } else {
     this->raw = raw;