diff --git a/src/clib/ct.cpp b/src/clib/ct.cpp
index 7ef302fb0..d4c68ca41 100644
--- a/src/clib/ct.cpp
+++ b/src/clib/ct.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace Cantera;
 
 typedef Cabinet<ThermoPhase> ThermoCabinet;
-typedef Cabinet<Kinetics> KineticsCabinet;
+typedef SharedCabinet<Kinetics> KineticsCabinet;
 typedef SharedCabinet<Transport> TransportCabinet;
 typedef SharedCabinet<Solution> SolutionCabinet;
 
@@ -1008,8 +1008,8 @@ extern "C" {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            unique_ptr<Kinetics> kin = newKinetics(phases, filename, phasename);
-            return KineticsCabinet::add(kin.release());
+            shared_ptr<Kinetics> kin = newKinetics(phases, filename, phasename);
+            return KineticsCabinet::add(kin);
         } catch (...) {
             return handleAllExceptions(-1, ERR);
         }
diff --git a/src/clib/ctonedim.cpp b/src/clib/ctonedim.cpp
index 923b4a5ef..ed2aaab36 100644
--- a/src/clib/ctonedim.cpp
+++ b/src/clib/ctonedim.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ template<> SimCabinet* SimCabinet::s_storage = 0;
 template<> DomainCabinet* DomainCabinet::s_storage = 0;
 
 typedef Cabinet<ThermoPhase> ThermoCabinet;
-typedef Cabinet<Kinetics> KineticsCabinet;
+typedef SharedCabinet<Kinetics> KineticsCabinet;
 typedef SharedCabinet<Transport> TransportCabinet;
 template<> ThermoCabinet* ThermoCabinet::s_storage; // defined in ct.cpp
 template<> KineticsCabinet* KineticsCabinet::s_storage; // defined in ct.cpp