diff --git a/src/Image.cc b/src/Image.cc
index 35206b8..6b71116 100644
--- a/src/Image.cc
+++ b/src/Image.cc
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@
 void
 Image::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
   HandleScope scope;
-  Local<FunctionTemplate> t = FunctionTemplate::New(Image::New);
-  t->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(1);
-  t->SetClassName(String::NewSymbol("Image"));
+	constructor = Persistent<FunctionTemplate>::New(FunctionTemplate::New(Image::New));
+  constructor->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(1);
+  constructor->SetClassName(String::NewSymbol("Image"));
 
-  Local<ObjectTemplate> proto = t->PrototypeTemplate();
+  Local<ObjectTemplate> proto = constructor->PrototypeTemplate();
   proto->SetAccessor(String::NewSymbol("src"), GetSrc, SetSrc);
   proto->SetAccessor(String::NewSymbol("complete"), GetComplete);
   proto->SetAccessor(String::NewSymbol("width"), GetWidth);
   proto->SetAccessor(String::NewSymbol("height"), GetHeight);
   proto->SetAccessor(String::NewSymbol("onload"), GetOnload, SetOnload);
   proto->SetAccessor(String::NewSymbol("onerror"), GetOnerror, SetOnerror);
-  target->Set(String::NewSymbol("Image"), t->GetFunction());
+  target->Set(String::NewSymbol("Image"), constructor->GetFunction());
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/Image.h b/src/Image.h
index 3f3b789..11ac495 100644
--- a/src/Image.h
+++ b/src/Image.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Image: public node::ObjectWrap {
     void loaded();
     void load();
     Image();
+		static Persistent<FunctionTemplate> constructor;
 
     enum {
         DEFAULT