diff --git a/iOS/Article/ArticleIconSchemeHandler.swift b/iOS/Article/ArticleIconSchemeHandler.swift
index 498986199..2fa681a55 100644
--- a/iOS/Article/ArticleIconSchemeHandler.swift
+++ b/iOS/Article/ArticleIconSchemeHandler.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import Articles
 
 class ArticleIconSchemeHandler: NSObject, WKURLSchemeHandler {
 	
-	let coordinator: SceneCoordinator
+	weak var coordinator: SceneCoordinator?
 	
 	init(coordinator: SceneCoordinator) {
 		self.coordinator = coordinator
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ArticleIconSchemeHandler: NSObject, WKURLSchemeHandler {
 	
 	func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, start urlSchemeTask: WKURLSchemeTask) {
 
-		guard let url = urlSchemeTask.request.url else {
+		guard let url = urlSchemeTask.request.url, let coordinator = coordinator else {
 			urlSchemeTask.didFailWithError(URLError(.fileDoesNotExist))
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/iOS/Article/WebViewProvider.swift b/iOS/Article/WebViewProvider.swift
index 21ab0bf50..0f02894b5 100644
--- a/iOS/Article/WebViewProvider.swift
+++ b/iOS/Article/WebViewProvider.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import WebKit
 class WebViewProvider: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
 	
 	let articleIconSchemeHandler: ArticleIconSchemeHandler
-	let viewController: UIViewController
 	
 	private let minimumQueueDepth = 3
 	private let maximumQueueDepth = 6
@@ -25,9 +24,8 @@ class WebViewProvider: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
 
 	init(coordinator: SceneCoordinator, viewController: UIViewController) {
 		articleIconSchemeHandler = ArticleIconSchemeHandler(coordinator: coordinator)
-		self.viewController = viewController
 		super.init()
-		self.viewController.view.insertSubview(queue, at: 0)
+		viewController.view.insertSubview(queue, at: 0)
 		replenishQueueIfNeeded()
 	}