env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(jname, name);
jvm_bind(env, jVm, vm);
- jVm = env->NewWeakGlobalRef(jVm);
+ jVm = env->NewGlobalRef(jVm);
// We use the extension level of the host, even if that's somehow disturbing
vm->extension_set(JAVA_HOST_LEVEL, (void*)jVm);
}