diff --git a/pmc/surface.cc b/pmc/surface.cc
--- a/pmc/surface.cc
+++ b/pmc/surface.cc
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@
 
     color = red;
     bpp = screen->format->BytesPerPixel;
+
+    refCounter++;
 }
 
 Surface::~Surface ()
 {
+    SDL_FreeSurface (screen);
     SDL_Quit ();
 }