diff --git a/source/net/filebot/mac/MacAppUtilities.java b/source/net/filebot/mac/MacAppUtilities.java
index 9ebfb0fe..b7ecdc5e 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/mac/MacAppUtilities.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/mac/MacAppUtilities.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import javax.swing.UIManager;
 import ca.weblite.objc.Client;
 import ca.weblite.objc.Proxy;
 
+import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
+
 public class MacAppUtilities {
 
 	private static Client _objc;
@@ -52,9 +54,11 @@ public class MacAppUtilities {
 		// WARNING: dispatch_sync seems to work on most Mac always causes a deadlock and freezes the application on others (in particular MBP with 2 graphics chips)
 		dispatch_async(new Runnable() {
 
-			@Override
 			public void run() {
+				Pointer pool = createAutoreleasePool();
 				Proxy peer = objc().sendProxy("NSOpenPanel", "openPanel");
+				peer.send("retain");
+
 				peer.send("setTitle:", title);
 				peer.send("setAllowsMultipleSelection:", multipleMode ? 1 : 0);
 				peer.send("setCanChooseDirectories:", canChooseDirectories ? 1 : 0);
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ public class MacAppUtilities {
 					}
 				}
 
+				drainAutoreleasePool(pool);
 				secondaryLoop.exit();
 			}
 		});