diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline.c b/ges/ges-timeline.c
index bee70071af..73763b2f64 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline.c
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ ges_timeline_new_from_uri (const gchar * uri, GError ** error)
   GESProject *project = ges_project_new (uri);
 
   ret = GES_TIMELINE (ges_asset_extract (GES_ASSET (project), error));
-  gst_object_unref (ret);
+  gst_object_unref (project);
 
   return ret;
 }