--- opensync-group.i    (revision 2174)
+++ opensync-group.i    (working copy)
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@
        }

        Member *nth_member(int nth) {
-               return osync_group_nth_member(self, nth);
+               Member *member = osync_group_nth_member(self, nth);
+               osync_member_ref(member);
+               return member;
        }

        int num_members() {