diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index c3c1123..efcbc2e 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ vu8 is a project that allows one to give JavaScript access to C++ classes and me
     static inline v8::Handle<v8::Value> Open() {
         v8::HandleScope scope;
         Module mod;
-        return mod("println", &Println)
+        return scope.Close(
+            mod("println", &Println)
                   .Set<void(), &Flush>("flush")
-                  .NewInstance();
+                  .NewInstance());
     }
 
     } }
@@ -116,10 +117,11 @@ vu8 is a project that allows one to give JavaScript access to C++ classes and me
         // Create a module to add classes and functions to and return a
         // new instance of the module to be embedded into the v8 context
         vu8::Module mod;
-        return mod("Writer", fileWriter)
-                  ("Reader", fileReader)
-                  .Set<bool(char const *, char const *), &Rename>("rename")
-                  .NewInstance();
+        return scope.Close(
+            mod("Writer", fileWriter)
+               ("Reader", fileReader)
+               .Set<bool(char const *, char const *), &Rename>("rename")
+               .NewInstance());
     }
 
 ## Creating a v8 Context capable of using "vu8.load"
diff --git a/src/vu8/Context.cpp b/src/vu8/Context.cpp
index 69a591a..d9dc7ec 100644
--- a/src/vu8/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/vu8/Context.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,12 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> LoadModule(const v8::Arguments& args) {
         context.modules_.insert(modules_t::value_type(
             modName, boost::make_tuple(
                 dl, v8::Persistent<v8::Value>::New(value))));
-
+#if 0
+    // not sure if closing over persistent handle is a problem or necessary
+    return boost::get<1>(ret.first->second);
+#else
     return scope.Close(boost::get<1>(ret.first->second));
+#endif
 }
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/src/vu8/lib/console.cpp b/src/vu8/lib/console.cpp
index 4229ed1..51be761 100644
--- a/src/vu8/lib/console.cpp
+++ b/src/vu8/lib/console.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> Log(const v8::Arguments& args) {
 static inline v8::Handle<v8::Value> Open() {
     v8::HandleScope scope;
     Module mod;
-    mod("log", &Log);
-    return mod.NewInstance();
+    return scope.Close(mod("log", &Log).NewInstance());
 }
 
 } }
diff --git a/src/vu8/lib/file.cpp b/src/vu8/lib/file.cpp
index 4a0b402..e0ffb65 100644
--- a/src/vu8/lib/file.cpp
+++ b/src/vu8/lib/file.cpp
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ static inline v8::Handle<v8::Value> Open() {
               ;
 
     Module mod;
-    return mod
+    return scope.Close(mod
         ("Writer", fileWriter)
         ("Reader", fileReader)
         .Set<bool(char const *, char const *), &Rename>("rename")
         .Set<bool(char const *), &Mkdir>("mkdir")
-        .NewInstance();
+        .NewInstance());
 }
 
 } }
diff --git a/src/vu8/lib/os.cpp b/src/vu8/lib/os.cpp
index 61ed936..687e950 100644
--- a/src/vu8/lib/os.cpp
+++ b/src/vu8/lib/os.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ bool Signal(int const pid, int const signal) {
 static inline v8::Handle<v8::Value> Open() {
     v8::HandleScope scope;
     Module mod;
-    return mod
+    return scope.Close(mod
         .Set<char const *(char const *), &Getenv>("getenv")
         .Set<bool(int const, int const), &Signal>("signal")
-        .NewInstance();
+        .NewInstance());
 }
 
 } }
diff --git a/src/vu8/test/loadmodule.js b/src/vu8/test/loadmodule.js
index 1a8f99a..17026f5 100644
--- a/src/vu8/test/loadmodule.js
+++ b/src/vu8/test/loadmodule.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var console = vu8.load('console')
+
 console.log('yo', 'baby', 4.2, null)
 
 var c2 = vu8.load('console')