diff --git a/common/luaclass.c b/common/luaclass.c
index f5a40c296..1771aaa2f 100644
--- a/common/luaclass.c
+++ b/common/luaclass.c
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ luaA_class_disconnect_signal_from_stack(lua_State *L, lua_class_t *lua_class,
 {
     luaA_checkfunction(L, ud);
     void *ref = (void *) lua_topointer(L, ud);
-    signal_disconnect(&lua_class->signals, name, ref);
-    luaA_object_unref(L, (void *) ref);
+    if (signal_disconnect(&lua_class->signals, name, ref))
+        luaA_object_unref(L, (void *) ref);
     lua_remove(L, ud);
 }
 
diff --git a/common/luaobject.c b/common/luaobject.c
index 8f55ed0a6..acd4bdee4 100644
--- a/common/luaobject.c
+++ b/common/luaobject.c
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ luaA_object_disconnect_signal_from_stack(lua_State *L, int oud,
     luaA_checkfunction(L, ud);
     lua_object_t *obj = lua_touserdata(L, oud);
     void *ref = (void *) lua_topointer(L, ud);
-    signal_disconnect(&obj->signals, name, ref);
-    luaA_object_unref_item(L, oud, ref);
+    if (signal_disconnect(&obj->signals, name, ref))
+        luaA_object_unref_item(L, oud, ref);
     lua_remove(L, ud);
 }
 
diff --git a/common/signal.h b/common/signal.h
index f2b158394..d9d5e4569 100644
--- a/common/signal.h
+++ b/common/signal.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ signal_connect(signal_array_t *arr, const char *name, const void *ref)
  * \param name The signal name.
  * \param ref The reference to remove.
  */
-static inline void
+static inline bool
 signal_disconnect(signal_array_t *arr, const char *name, const void *ref)
 {
     signal_t *sigfound = signal_array_getbyid(arr,
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ signal_disconnect(signal_array_t *arr, const char *name, const void *ref)
             if(ref == *func)
             {
                 cptr_array_remove(&sigfound->sigfuncs, func);
-                break;
+                return true;
             }
     }
+    return false;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/dbus.c b/dbus.c
index 4e796139c..dc5bcaffb 100644
--- a/dbus.c
+++ b/dbus.c
@@ -789,8 +789,8 @@ luaA_dbus_disconnect_signal(lua_State *L)
     const char *name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
     luaA_checkfunction(L, 2);
     const void *func = lua_topointer(L, 2);
-    signal_disconnect(&dbus_signals, name, func);
-    luaA_object_unref(L, func);
+    if (signal_disconnect(&dbus_signals, name, func))
+        luaA_object_unref(L, func);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/luaa.c b/luaa.c
index 37ef6e813..2143f39d1 100644
--- a/luaa.c
+++ b/luaa.c
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ luaA_awesome_disconnect_signal(lua_State *L)
     const char *name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
     luaA_checkfunction(L, 2);
     const void *func = lua_topointer(L, 2);
-    signal_disconnect(&global_signals, name, func);
-    luaA_object_unref(L, (void *) func);
+    if (signal_disconnect(&global_signals, name, func))
+        luaA_object_unref(L, (void *) func);
     return 0;
 }