diff --git a/alpm/manager.cpp b/alpm/manager.cpp
index f758bfe..dd846a6 100644
--- a/alpm/manager.cpp
+++ b/alpm/manager.cpp
@@ -483,15 +483,15 @@ void Manager::initAlpmDataBases()
         if(localDatabase()) {
             QObject::connect(localDatabase(), &AlpmDatabase::initialized, bind(&Manager::computeRequiredBy, this, localDatabase()));
         }
-        for(auto &syncDbEntry : m_syncDbMap) {
-            QObject::connect(syncDbEntry.second, &AlpmDatabase::initialized, bind(&Manager::computeRequiredBy, this, syncDbEntry.second));
+        for(auto &syncDb : m_syncDbs) {
+            QObject::connect(syncDb.get(), &AlpmDatabase::initialized, bind(&Manager::computeRequiredBy, this, syncDb.get()));
         }
     } else {
         if(localDatabase()) {
             QObject::connect(localDatabase(), &AlpmDatabase::initialized, this, &Manager::emitUpdatesAvailable);
         }
-        for(auto &syncDbEntry : m_syncDbMap) {
-            QObject::connect(syncDbEntry.second, &AlpmDatabase::initialized, this, &Manager::emitUpdatesAvailable);
+        for(auto &syncDb : m_syncDbs) {
+            QObject::connect(syncDb.get(), &AlpmDatabase::initialized, this, &Manager::emitUpdatesAvailable);
         }
     }
 
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ void Manager::initAlpmDataBases()
                 cerr << endl << shchar << "Unable to initialize ALPM database [" << loader->database()->name().toLocal8Bit().data() << "]" << endl;
                 // TODO: print the cause of the problem
             }
-            delete loader;
+            //delete loader; the repo has ownership
         }
     }
     if(m_config.isVerbose() || m_config.runServer()) {