diff --git a/virtManager/console.py b/virtManager/console.py
index dd9baae14..e1fa808ab 100644
--- a/virtManager/console.py
+++ b/virtManager/console.py
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ class vmmConsolePages(vmmGObjectUI):
             gdevs = self.vm.get_graphics_devices()
             gdev = gdevs and gdevs[0] or None
             if gdev:
-                ginfo = ConnectionInfo(self.vm, gdev)
+                ginfo = ConnectionInfo(self.vm.conn, gdev)
         except Exception, e:
             # We can fail here if VM is destroyed: xen is a bit racy
             # and can't handle domain lookups that soon after
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ class vmmConsolePages(vmmGObjectUI):
                                        "SpiceClientGtk missing")
 
 
-            self._viewer = viewer_class(ginfo)
+            self._viewer = viewer_class(self.vm, ginfo)
             self._connect_viewer_signals()
 
             self._refresh_enable_accel()
diff --git a/virtManager/sshtunnels.py b/virtManager/sshtunnels.py
index 3d4606de5..f08a9861b 100644
--- a/virtManager/sshtunnels.py
+++ b/virtManager/sshtunnels.py
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ class ConnectionInfo(object):
     """
     Holds all the bits needed to make a connection to a graphical console
     """
-    def __init__(self, vm, gdev):
-        conn = vm.conn
-        self.vm = vm
+    def __init__(self, conn, gdev):
         self.gtype = gdev.type
         self.gport = gdev.port and str(gdev.port) or None
         self.gsocket = gdev.socket
@@ -49,9 +47,6 @@ class ConnectionInfo(object):
         if self._connhost == "localhost":
             self._connhost = "127.0.0.1"
 
-    def get_conn_fd(self):
-        return self.vm.open_graphics_fd()
-
     def _is_listen_localhost(self, host=None):
         try:
             return ipaddr.IPNetwork(host or self.gaddr).is_loopback
diff --git a/virtManager/viewers.py b/virtManager/viewers.py
index e0068cb22..0f72a06fb 100644
--- a/virtManager/viewers.py
+++ b/virtManager/viewers.py
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ class Viewer(vmmGObject):
         "usb-redirect-error": (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, [str]),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, ginfo):
+    def __init__(self, vm, ginfo):
         vmmGObject.__init__(self)
         self._display = None
+        self._vm = vm
         self._ginfo = ginfo
         self._tunnels = SSHTunnels(self._ginfo)
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ class Viewer(vmmGObject):
         if self._display:
             self._display.destroy()
         self._display = None
+        self._vm = None
 
         self._tunnels.close_all()
 
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ class Viewer(vmmGObject):
     def _get_fd_for_open(self):
         if self._ginfo.need_tunnel():
             return self._tunnels.open_new()
-        return self._ginfo.get_conn_fd()
+        return self._vm.open_graphics_fd()
 
     def _open(self):
         fd = self._get_fd_for_open()