diff --git a/rtengine/dcrop.cc b/rtengine/dcrop.cc
index 8281da91b..d12755379 100644
--- a/rtengine/dcrop.cc
+++ b/rtengine/dcrop.cc
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ Crop::Crop (ImProcCoordinator* parent, EditDataProvider *editDataProvider)
 Crop::~Crop () {
 
     MyMutex::MyLock cropLock(cropMutex);
-    MyMutex::MyLock processingLock(parent->mProcessing);
 
     std::vector<Crop*>::iterator i = std::find (parent->crops.begin(), parent->crops.end(), this);
     if (i!=parent->crops.end ())
         parent->crops.erase (i);
+
+    MyMutex::MyLock processingLock(parent->mProcessing);
     freeAll ();
 }
 
diff --git a/rtgui/crophandler.cc b/rtgui/crophandler.cc
index 3bc3b8218..aad8c7f28 100644
--- a/rtgui/crophandler.cc
+++ b/rtgui/crophandler.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ CropHandler::~CropHandler () {
 
     setEnabled (false);
     if (crop) {
-        crop->destroy ();
+        //crop->destroy ();
+        delete crop; // will do the same than destroy, plus delete the object
         crop = NULL;
     }
     cimg.lock ();
diff --git a/rtgui/cropwindow.cc b/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
index 598517d41..3143760b6 100755
--- a/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/cropwindow.cc
@@ -459,8 +459,12 @@ void CropWindow::buttonRelease (int button, int num, int bstate, int x, int y) {
 
     if (decorated)
         buttonSet.releaseNotify (x, y);
-    if (deleted)
+
+    if (deleted) {
+        iarea->flawnOverWindow = NULL;
+        delete this;
         return;
+    }
 
     state = SNormal;
     iarea->grabFocus (NULL);
diff --git a/rtgui/imagearea.cc b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
index df626048e..c310f4799 100644
--- a/rtgui/imagearea.cc
+++ b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
@@ -382,8 +382,9 @@ void ImageArea::addCropWindow () {
         cw->setPosition (col*get_width()/K + hBorder/2 + layer*30, row*get_height()/K + vBorder/2 + layer*30);
     }
     else {
-        cw->setPosition (lastClosedX, lastClosedY);
         cw->setSize(lastClosedW, lastClosedH);
+        cw->setPosition (lastClosedX, lastClosedY);
+        lastClosedX = -1;
     }
     int x0,y0,w,h,wc,hc;
     mainCropWindow->getCropRectangle(x0,y0,w,h );
@@ -414,7 +415,6 @@ void ImageArea::cropWindowClosed (CropWindow* cw) {
     std::list<CropWindow*>::iterator i = std::find (cropWins.begin(), cropWins.end(), cw);
     if (i!=cropWins.end())
         cropWins.erase (i);
-    delete cw;
     if (!cropWins.empty())
         mainCropWindow->setObservedCropWin (cropWins.front());
     else
diff --git a/rtgui/imagearea.h b/rtgui/imagearea.h
index 97814e379..952a6c91a 100644
--- a/rtgui/imagearea.h
+++ b/rtgui/imagearea.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class ImageArea : public Gtk::DrawingArea, public CropWindowListener, public Edi
 
     bool        dirty;
     CropWindow* focusGrabber;
-    CropWindow* flawnOverWindow;
     CropGUIListener* cropgl;
     PointerMotionListener* pmlistener;
     PointerMotionListener* pmhlistener;
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ class ImageArea : public Gtk::DrawingArea, public CropWindowListener, public Edi
 
   public:
     CropWindow* mainCropWindow;
+    CropWindow* flawnOverWindow;
     ZoomPanel* zoomPanel;
     IndicateClippedPanel* indClippedPanel;
     PreviewModePanel* previewModePanel;