diff --git a/include/ion/builder.h b/include/ion/builder.h
index 5f0f97cf..c303f8a9 100644
--- a/include/ion/builder.h
+++ b/include/ion/builder.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class DynamicModule;
 /**
  * Builder class is used to build graph, compile, run, save and load it.
  */
-class Builder {
+class Builder : std::enable_shared_from_this<Builder> {
 public:
 
     struct Impl;
diff --git a/include/ion/graph.h b/include/ion/graph.h
index ef7626fd..04f35e09 100644
--- a/include/ion/graph.h
+++ b/include/ion/graph.h
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ namespace ion {
 class Builder;
 
 class Graph {
+public:
 
-    struct Impl;
 
-public:
+    struct Impl;
 
     Graph();
 
-    Graph(Builder builder, const std::string& name = "");
+
+
+    Graph(std::shared_ptr<Builder> builder , const std::string& name = "");
 
     Graph& operator+=(const Graph& rhs);
 
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ class Graph {
 
 private:
     std::shared_ptr<Impl> impl_;
+
 };
 
 } // namespace ion
diff --git a/src/builder.cc b/src/builder.cc
index c00cf4fd..52c62102 100644
--- a/src/builder.cc
+++ b/src/builder.cc
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ Builder::Builder()
 
 Builder::~Builder()
 {
-    impl_->graphs.clear();
 }
 
 Builder::Impl::~Impl()
 {
+    std::cout<<"Builder pointer is relaesed"<<std::endl;
     for (auto [bb_id, disposer] : disposers) {
         disposer(bb_id.c_str());
     }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Node Builder::add(const std::string& name, const GraphID & graph_id)
 }
 
 Graph Builder::add_graph(const std::string& name) {
-    Graph g(*this, name);
+    Graph g(shared_from_this(), name);
     impl_->graphs.push_back(g);
     return g;
 }
diff --git a/src/c_ion.cc b/src/c_ion.cc
index 35798690..b04e05b1 100644
--- a/src/c_ion.cc
+++ b/src/c_ion.cc
@@ -1047,7 +1047,8 @@ int ion_port_map_set_buffer_array(ion_port_map_t obj, ion_port_t p, ion_buffer_t
 int ion_graph_create(ion_graph_t *ptr, ion_builder_t obj, const char * name)
 {
     try {
-        *ptr = reinterpret_cast<ion_graph_t>(new Graph(*reinterpret_cast<Builder*>(obj), name));
+        std::shared_ptr<Builder> other_ptr(reinterpret_cast<Builder*>(obj));
+        *ptr = reinterpret_cast<ion_graph_t>(new Graph(other_ptr, name));
     } catch (const Halide::Error& e) {
         log::error(e.what());
         return 1;
diff --git a/src/graph.cc b/src/graph.cc
index b3ddff04..24a2c245 100644
--- a/src/graph.cc
+++ b/src/graph.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 namespace ion {
 
 struct Graph::Impl {
-    Builder builder;
+    std::weak_ptr<Builder>  builder;
     std::string name;
     GraphID id;
     std::vector<Node> nodes;
@@ -20,17 +20,25 @@ struct Graph::Impl {
     Impl()
     : id(sole::uuid4().str())
     {}
-    Impl(Builder b, const std::string& n)
+
+    Impl(std::shared_ptr<Builder> b, const std::string& n)
         : id(sole::uuid4().str()), builder(b), name(n), jit_ctx(new Halide::JITUserContext), jit_ctx_ptr(jit_ctx.get())
     {
     }
+    ~Impl();
 };
 
 Graph::Graph()
 {
 }
 
-Graph::Graph(Builder builder, const std::string& name)
+
+Graph::Impl::~Impl()
+{
+   std::cout<<"Graph pointer is relaesed"<<std::endl;
+}
+
+Graph::Graph(std::shared_ptr<Builder> builder, const std::string& name)
     : impl_(new Impl(builder, name))
 {
 }
@@ -43,7 +51,7 @@ Graph& Graph::operator+=(const Graph& rhs)
 
 Graph operator+(const Graph& lhs, const Graph& rhs)
 {
-    Graph g(lhs.impl_->builder);
+    Graph g(lhs.impl_->builder.lock());
     g += lhs;
     g += rhs;
     return g;
@@ -51,7 +59,8 @@ Graph operator+(const Graph& lhs, const Graph& rhs)
 
 Node Graph::add(const std::string& name)
 {
-    auto n = impl_->builder.add(name,impl_->id);
+    auto ptr =impl_->builder.lock();
+    auto n = ptr->add(name,impl_->id);
 
     impl_->nodes.push_back(n);
     return n;
@@ -60,7 +69,7 @@ Node Graph::add(const std::string& name)
 void Graph::run()
 {
      if (!impl_->pipeline.defined()) {
-        impl_->pipeline = lower(impl_->builder, impl_->nodes, false);
+        impl_->pipeline = lower(*impl_->builder.lock(), impl_->nodes, false);
         if (!impl_->pipeline.defined()) {
             log::warn("This pipeline doesn't produce any outputs. Please bind a buffer with output port.");
             return;
@@ -69,11 +78,11 @@ void Graph::run()
 
     if (!impl_->callable.defined()) {
 
-        impl_->pipeline.set_jit_externs(impl_->builder.jit_externs());
+        impl_->pipeline.set_jit_externs(impl_->builder.lock()->jit_externs());
 
         auto inferred_args = impl_->pipeline.infer_arguments();
 
-        impl_->callable = impl_->pipeline.compile_to_callable(inferred_args, impl_->builder.target());
+        impl_->callable = impl_->pipeline.compile_to_callable(inferred_args, impl_->builder.lock()->target());
 
         impl_->args.clear();
         impl_->args.push_back(&impl_->jit_ctx_ptr);
@@ -94,4 +103,5 @@ std::vector<Node>& Graph::nodes() {
 }
 
 
+
 } // namespace ion