diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
index d131b85b2b..6c2de3d0e1 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey/mod_spidermonkey.c
@@ -3746,7 +3746,8 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_spidermonkey_load)
 
 SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_spidermonkey_shutdown)
 {
-	JS_DestroyRuntime(globals.rt);
+	// this causes a crash
+	//JS_DestroyRuntime(globals.rt);
 	
 	curl_global_cleanup();
 	switch_event_unbind(&globals.node);