diff --git a/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift b/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
index 8dd1fcc0e..63f92ad6c 100644
--- a/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class ArticleViewController: UIViewController {
 			webView.uiDelegate = self
 
 			webView.configuration.userContentController.removeScriptMessageHandler(forName: MessageName.imageWasClicked)
-			webView.configuration.userContentController.add(self, name: MessageName.imageWasClicked)
+			webView.configuration.userContentController.add(WrapperScriptMessageHandler(self), name: MessageName.imageWasClicked)
 
 			// Even though page.html should be loaded into this webview, we have to do it again
 			// to work around this bug: http://www.openradar.me/22855188
@@ -378,6 +378,21 @@ extension ArticleViewController: WKScriptMessageHandler {
 	
 }
 
+class WrapperScriptMessageHandler: NSObject, WKScriptMessageHandler {
+	
+	// We need to wrap a message handler to prevent a circlular reference
+	private weak var handler: WKScriptMessageHandler?
+	
+	init(_ handler: WKScriptMessageHandler) {
+		self.handler = handler
+	}
+	
+	func userContentController(_ userContentController: WKUserContentController, didReceive message: WKScriptMessage) {
+		handler?.userContentController(userContentController, didReceive: message)
+	}
+	
+}
+
 // MARK: UIViewControllerTransitioningDelegate
 
 extension ArticleViewController: UIViewControllerTransitioningDelegate {