diff --git a/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.cpp b/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.cpp
index 8e292d7c6..64c6dcd1b 100644
--- a/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/physics/box2d/World.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace box2d
 		
 			Contact * c = new Contact(contact);
 
-			luax_newtype(L, "Contact", (PHYSICS_CONTACT_T), (void*)c, false);
+			luax_newtype(L, "Contact", (PHYSICS_CONTACT_T), (void*)c, true);
 			
 			int args = 3;
 			if (impulse) {
diff --git a/src/modules/thread/wrap_Thread.cpp b/src/modules/thread/wrap_Thread.cpp
index 93a11bf32..6d1386264 100644
--- a/src/modules/thread/wrap_Thread.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/thread/wrap_Thread.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,13 @@ namespace thread
 			}
 		}
 		else
+		{
 			data = luax_checktype<love::Data>(L, 2, "Data", DATA_T);
+			data->retain();
+		}
 		Thread *t = instance->newThread(name, data);
+		// do not worry, file->read() returns retained data
+		data->release();
 		if (!t)
 			return luaL_error(L, "A thread with that name already exists.");
 		luax_newtype(L, "Thread", THREAD_THREAD_T, (void*)t);