diff --git a/src/core/ev.c b/src/core/ev.c
index abc330ab..dc7c0c92 100644
--- a/src/core/ev.c
+++ b/src/core/ev.c
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ const JanetAbstractType janet_stream_type = {
 
 /* Register a fiber to resume with value */
 void janet_schedule_signal(JanetFiber *fiber, Janet value, JanetSignal sig) {
-    if (fiber->flags & JANET_FIBER_FLAG_CANCELED) return;
+    if (fiber->gc.flags & JANET_FIBER_EV_FLAG_CANCELED) return;
     JanetTask t = { fiber, value, sig, ++fiber->sched_id };
-    if (sig == JANET_SIGNAL_ERROR) fiber->flags |= JANET_FIBER_FLAG_CANCELED;
+    if (sig == JANET_SIGNAL_ERROR) fiber->gc.flags |= JANET_FIBER_EV_FLAG_CANCELED;
     janet_q_push(&janet_vm.spawn, &t, sizeof(t));
 }
 
@@ -744,7 +744,6 @@ static void janet_thread_chan_cb(JanetEVGenericMessage msg) {
     int mode = msg.tag;
     JanetChannel *channel = (JanetChannel *) msg.argp;
     Janet x = msg.argj;
-    janet_ev_dec_refcount();
     if (fiber->sched_id == sched_id) {
         if (mode == JANET_CP_MODE_CHOICE_READ) {
             janet_assert(!janet_chan_unpack(channel, &x, 0), "packing error");
@@ -837,7 +836,6 @@ static int janet_channel_push(JanetChannel *channel, Janet x, int mode) {
             pending.mode = mode ? JANET_CP_MODE_CHOICE_WRITE : JANET_CP_MODE_WRITE;
             janet_q_push(&channel->write_pending, &pending, sizeof(pending));
             janet_chan_unlock(channel);
-            janet_ev_inc_refcount();
             if (is_threaded) {
                 janet_gcroot(janet_wrap_fiber(pending.fiber));
             }
@@ -855,7 +853,6 @@ static int janet_channel_push(JanetChannel *channel, Janet x, int mode) {
             msg.argj = x;
             janet_ev_post_event(vm, janet_thread_chan_cb, msg);
         } else {
-            janet_ev_dec_refcount();
             if (reader.mode == JANET_CP_MODE_CHOICE_READ) {
                 janet_schedule(reader.fiber, make_read_result(channel, x));
             } else {
@@ -888,7 +885,6 @@ static int janet_channel_pop(JanetChannel *channel, Janet *item, int is_choice)
         pending.mode = is_choice ? JANET_CP_MODE_CHOICE_READ : JANET_CP_MODE_READ;
         janet_q_push(&channel->read_pending, &pending, sizeof(pending));
         janet_chan_unlock(channel);
-        janet_ev_inc_refcount();
         if (is_threaded) {
             janet_gcroot(janet_wrap_fiber(pending.fiber));
         }
@@ -907,7 +903,6 @@ static int janet_channel_pop(JanetChannel *channel, Janet *item, int is_choice)
             msg.argj = janet_wrap_nil();
             janet_ev_post_event(vm, janet_thread_chan_cb, msg);
         } else {
-            janet_ev_dec_refcount();
             if (writer.mode == JANET_CP_MODE_CHOICE_WRITE) {
                 janet_schedule(writer.fiber, make_write_result(channel));
             } else {
@@ -1111,7 +1106,6 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_channel_close,
                 msg.argj = janet_wrap_nil();
                 janet_ev_post_event(vm, janet_thread_chan_cb, msg);
             } else {
-                janet_ev_dec_refcount();
                 if (writer.mode == JANET_CP_MODE_CHOICE_WRITE) {
                     janet_schedule(writer.fiber, janet_wrap_nil());
                 } else {
@@ -1131,7 +1125,6 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(cfun_channel_close,
                 msg.argj = janet_wrap_nil();
                 janet_ev_post_event(vm, janet_thread_chan_cb, msg);
             } else {
-                janet_ev_dec_refcount();
                 if (reader.mode == JANET_CP_MODE_CHOICE_READ) {
                     janet_schedule(reader.fiber, janet_wrap_nil());
                 } else {
@@ -1228,12 +1221,17 @@ JanetFiber *janet_loop1(void) {
     while (janet_vm.spawn.head != janet_vm.spawn.tail) {
         JanetTask task = {NULL, janet_wrap_nil(), JANET_SIGNAL_OK, 0};
         janet_q_pop(&janet_vm.spawn, &task, sizeof(task));
-        task.fiber->flags &= ~JANET_FIBER_FLAG_CANCELED;
+        if (task.fiber->gc.flags & JANET_FIBER_EV_FLAG_SUSPENDED) janet_ev_dec_refcount();
+        task.fiber->gc.flags &= ~(JANET_FIBER_EV_FLAG_CANCELED | JANET_FIBER_EV_FLAG_SUSPENDED);
         if (task.expected_sched_id != task.fiber->sched_id) continue;
         Janet res;
         JanetSignal sig = janet_continue_signal(task.fiber, task.value, &res, task.sig);
         void *sv = task.fiber->supervisor_channel;
         int is_suspended = sig == JANET_SIGNAL_EVENT || sig == JANET_SIGNAL_YIELD || sig == JANET_SIGNAL_INTERRUPT;
+        if (is_suspended) {
+            task.fiber->gc.flags |= JANET_FIBER_EV_FLAG_SUSPENDED;
+            janet_ev_inc_refcount();
+        }
         if (NULL == sv) {
             if (!is_suspended) {
                 janet_stacktrace_ext(task.fiber, res, "");
diff --git a/src/core/fiber.h b/src/core/fiber.h
index ac2064fb..4b39aa84 100644
--- a/src/core/fiber.h
+++ b/src/core/fiber.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 
 #define JANET_FIBER_STATUS_MASK 0x3F0000
 #define JANET_FIBER_RESUME_SIGNAL 0x400000
-#define JANET_FIBER_FLAG_CANCELED 0x400000
 #define JANET_FIBER_STATUS_OFFSET 16
 
 #define JANET_FIBER_BREAKPOINT       0x1000000
@@ -57,6 +56,9 @@
 #define JANET_FIBER_DID_LONGJUMP     0x8000000
 #define JANET_FIBER_FLAG_MASK        0xF000000
 
+#define JANET_FIBER_EV_FLAG_CANCELED 0x10000
+#define JANET_FIBER_EV_FLAG_SUSPENDED 0x20000
+
 #define janet_fiber_set_status(f, s) do {\
     (f)->flags &= ~JANET_FIBER_STATUS_MASK;\
     (f)->flags |= (s) << JANET_FIBER_STATUS_OFFSET;\