diff --git a/src/network/network_udp.cpp b/src/network/network_udp.cpp
--- a/src/network/network_udp.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_udp.cpp
@@ -426,9 +426,9 @@ void ClientNetworkUDPSocketHandler::Rece
 		/* Try to find the GRFTextWrapper for the name of this GRF ID and MD5sum tuple.
 		 * If it exists and not resolved yet, then name of the fake GRF is
 		 * overwritten with the name from the reply. */
-		GRFTextWrapper *unknown_name = FindUnknownGRFName(c.grfid, c.md5sum, false);
-		if (unknown_name != nullptr && strcmp(GetGRFStringFromGRFText(unknown_name->text), UNKNOWN_GRF_NAME_PLACEHOLDER) == 0) {
-			AddGRFTextToList(&unknown_name->text, name);
+		GRFTextWrapper unknown_name = FindUnknownGRFName(c.grfid, c.md5sum, false);
+		if (unknown_name && strcmp(GetGRFStringFromGRFText(unknown_name), UNKNOWN_GRF_NAME_PLACEHOLDER) == 0) {
+			AddGRFTextToList(unknown_name, name);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -441,21 +441,13 @@ void ClientNetworkUDPSocketHandler::Hand
 		/* Don't know the GRF, so mark game incompatible and the (possibly)
 		 * already resolved name for this GRF (another server has sent the
 		 * name of the GRF already */
-		config->name->Release();
 		config->name = FindUnknownGRFName(config->ident.grfid, config->ident.md5sum, true);
-		config->name->AddRef();
 		config->status = GCS_NOT_FOUND;
 	} else {
 		config->filename = f->filename;
-		config->name->Release();
 		config->name = f->name;
-		config->name->AddRef();
-		config->info->Release();
 		config->info = f->info;
-		config->info->AddRef();
-		config->url->Release();
 		config->url = f->url;
-		config->url->AddRef();
 	}
 	SetBit(config->flags, GCF_COPY);
 }