diff --git a/src/olympic/keel/include/keel/assetmanager.hpp b/src/olympic/keel/include/keel/assetmanager.hpp
index 294ccf30..d543ec3a 100644
--- a/src/olympic/keel/include/keel/assetmanager.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/keel/include/keel/assetmanager.hpp
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ class AssetRef: public ox::SignalHandler {
 				oxIgnoreError(m_ctr->updated.disconnectObject(this));
 			}
 			m_ctr = h.m_ctr;
-			m_ctr->updated.connect(&updated, &ox::Signal<ox::Error()>::emitCheckError);
 			if (m_ctr) {
+				m_ctr->updated.connect(&updated, &ox::Signal<ox::Error()>::emitCheckError);
 				m_ctr->incRefs();
 			}
 			return *this;
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ class AssetRef: public ox::SignalHandler {
 				oxIgnoreError(m_ctr->updated.disconnectObject(this));
 			}
 			m_ctr = h.m_ctr;
-			m_ctr->updated.connect(this, &AssetRef::emitUpdated);
+			if (m_ctr) {
+				oxIgnoreError(m_ctr->updated.disconnectObject(&h));
+				m_ctr->updated.connect(this, &AssetRef::emitUpdated);
+			}
 			h.m_ctr = nullptr;
 			return *this;
 		}
@@ -154,14 +157,13 @@ class AssetRef: public ox::SignalHandler {
 
 template<typename T>
 constexpr AssetRef<T>::AssetRef(AssetContainer<T> const*c) noexcept: m_ctr(c) {
-	if (c) {
-		c->updated.connect(this, &AssetRef::emitUpdated);
+	if (m_ctr) {
+		m_ctr->updated.connect(this, &AssetRef::emitUpdated);
 	}
 }
 
 template<typename T>
-constexpr AssetRef<T>::AssetRef(AssetRef const&h) noexcept {
-	m_ctr = h.m_ctr;
+constexpr AssetRef<T>::AssetRef(AssetRef const&h) noexcept: m_ctr(h.m_ctr) {
 	if (m_ctr) {
 		m_ctr->updated.connect(this, &AssetRef::emitUpdated);
 		m_ctr->incRefs();
@@ -171,7 +173,9 @@ constexpr AssetRef<T>::AssetRef(AssetRef const&h) noexcept {
 template<typename T>
 constexpr AssetRef<T>::AssetRef(AssetRef &&h) noexcept {
 	m_ctr = h.m_ctr;
-	m_ctr->updated.connect(this, &AssetRef::emitUpdated);
+	if (m_ctr) {
+		m_ctr->updated.connect(this, &AssetRef::emitUpdated);
+	}
 	h.m_ctr = nullptr;
 }