diff --git a/src/core/library/track/Track.cpp b/src/core/library/track/Track.cpp
index a682af352..2abd45851 100644
--- a/src/core/library/track/Track.cpp
+++ b/src/core/library/track/Track.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SdkWrapper : public Track {
     public:
         SdkWrapper(TrackPtr track) {
             this->track = track;
-            this->count = 0;
+            this->count = 1;
         }
 
         virtual ~SdkWrapper() {
diff --git a/src/plugins/server/WebSocketServer.cpp b/src/plugins/server/WebSocketServer.cpp
index de4a02478..6b312fb00 100644
--- a/src/plugins/server/WebSocketServer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/server/WebSocketServer.cpp
@@ -759,9 +759,6 @@ void WebSocketServer::RespondWithPlayQueueTracks(connection_hdl connection, json
     else {
         bool idsOnly = request[message::options].value(key::ids_only, false);
 
-        static auto releaseDeleter = [](ITrack* track) { track->Release(); };
-        static auto nullDeleter = [](ITrack* track) { };
-
         /* now add the tracks to the output. they will be Release()'d automatically
         as soon as this scope ends. */
         json data = json::array();