diff --git a/ext/kernel/main.c b/ext/kernel/main.c
index 6937b386728..08cbecd517a 100644
--- a/ext/kernel/main.c
+++ b/ext/kernel/main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 void php_phalcon_init_globals(zend_phalcon_globals *phalcon_globals TSRMLS_DC) {
 
 	/* Memory options */
-	phalcon_globals->start_memory = NULL;
 	phalcon_globals->active_memory = NULL;
 
 	/* Virtual Symbol Tables */
diff --git a/ext/kernel/memory.c b/ext/kernel/memory.c
index 0fb35bb0dd2..de0d4417c8f 100644
--- a/ext/kernel/memory.c
+++ b/ext/kernel/memory.c
@@ -108,22 +108,8 @@ void PHALCON_FASTCALL phalcon_memory_grow_stack(TSRMLS_D) {
 
 	zend_phalcon_globals *phalcon_globals_ptr = PHALCON_VGLOBAL;
 
-	if (!phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory) {
-		phalcon_memory_entry *start = (phalcon_memory_entry *) ecalloc(1, sizeof(phalcon_memory_entry));
-	/* ecalloc() will take care of these members
-		start->pointer   = 0;
-		start->capacity  = 0;
-		start->addresses = NULL;
-		start->hash_pointer   = 0;
-		start->hash_capacity  = 0;
-		start->hash_addresses = NULL;
-		start->prev = NULL;
-		start->next = NULL;
-	*/
-		phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory  = start;
-		phalcon_globals_ptr->active_memory = start;
-	}
-	else if (!phalcon_globals_ptr->active_memory) {
+	assert(phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory != NULL);
+	if (!phalcon_globals_ptr->active_memory) {
 		phalcon_globals_ptr->active_memory = phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory;
 	}
 	else {
@@ -195,7 +181,6 @@ int PHALCON_FASTCALL phalcon_memory_restore_stack(TSRMLS_D) {
 				Z_DELREF_PP(active_memory->addresses[i]);
 			}
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	prev = active_memory->prev;
@@ -237,7 +222,7 @@ int PHALCON_FASTCALL phalcon_clean_shutdown_stack(TSRMLS_D)
 
 static void phalcon_reallocate_memory(phalcon_memory_entry *frame)
 {
-	void *buf = erealloc(frame->addresses, sizeof(zval **) * (frame->capacity + 16));
+	void *buf = perealloc(frame->addresses, sizeof(zval **) * (frame->capacity + 16), unlikely(frame->prev == NULL));
 	if (likely(buf != NULL)) {
 		frame->capacity += 16;
 		frame->addresses = buf;
@@ -249,7 +234,7 @@ static void phalcon_reallocate_memory(phalcon_memory_entry *frame)
 
 static void phalcon_reallocate_hmemory(phalcon_memory_entry *frame)
 {
-	void *buf = erealloc(frame->hash_addresses, sizeof(zval **) * (frame->hash_capacity + 4));
+	void *buf = perealloc(frame->hash_addresses, sizeof(zval **) * (frame->hash_capacity + 4), unlikely(frame->prev == NULL));
 	if (likely(buf != NULL)) {
 		frame->hash_capacity += 4;
 		frame->hash_addresses = buf;
@@ -278,7 +263,7 @@ void PHALCON_FASTCALL phalcon_memory_observe(zval **var TSRMLS_DC) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Observe a variable and allocates memory for it
+ * Observes a variable and allocates memory for it
  */
 void PHALCON_FASTCALL phalcon_memory_alloc(zval **var TSRMLS_DC) {
 
@@ -324,19 +309,6 @@ int PHALCON_FASTCALL phalcon_clean_restore_stack(TSRMLS_D) {
 		phalcon_memory_restore_stack(TSRMLS_C);
 	}
 
-	if (likely(phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory != NULL)) {
-		if (phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory->hash_addresses != NULL) {
-			efree(phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory->hash_addresses);
-		}
-
-		if (likely(phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory->addresses != NULL)) {
-			efree(phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory->addresses);
-		}
-
-		efree(phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory);
-		phalcon_globals_ptr->start_memory = NULL;
-	}
-
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/kernel/memory.h b/ext/kernel/memory.h
index d8b2a2a5ef7..c42d0f9c3de 100644
--- a/ext/kernel/memory.h
+++ b/ext/kernel/memory.h
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 */
 
-#define PHALCON_MEMORY_FRAME_CHUNK 16
-
 /* Variable Tracking */
 extern void phalcon_init_nvar(zval **var TSRMLS_DC);
 extern void phalcon_cpy_wrt(zval **dest, zval *var TSRMLS_DC);
diff --git a/ext/mvc/url.c b/ext/mvc/url.c
index db62e34a4d4..b232f11dea5 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/url.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/url.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "kernel/fcall.h"
 #include "kernel/framework/url.h"
 #include "kernel/concat.h"
+#include "kernel/string.h"
 #include "kernel/framework/router.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/ext/phalcon.c b/ext/phalcon.c
index f04e8f83088..9093eb7c6dd 100644
--- a/ext/phalcon.c
+++ b/ext/phalcon.c
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ static PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(phalcon){
 
 static PHP_MSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(phalcon){
 
-	assert(PHALCON_GLOBAL(start_memory) == NULL);
 	assert(PHALCON_GLOBAL(function_cache) == NULL);
 	assert(PHALCON_GLOBAL(orm).parser_cache == NULL);
 	assert(PHALCON_GLOBAL(orm).ast_cache == NULL);
@@ -724,7 +723,34 @@ static PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(phalcon)
 
 static PHP_GINIT_FUNCTION(phalcon)
 {
+	phalcon_memory_entry *start;
+	int i;
+
 	php_phalcon_init_globals(phalcon_globals TSRMLS_CC);
+
+	start = (phalcon_memory_entry *) pecalloc(1, sizeof(phalcon_memory_entry), 1);
+/* pecalloc() will take care of these members
+	start->pointer      = 0;
+	start->hash_pointer = 0;
+	start->prev = NULL;
+	start->next = NULL;
+*/
+	start->addresses       = pecalloc(24, sizeof(zval*), 1);
+	start->capacity        = 24;
+	start->hash_addresses  = pecalloc(8, sizeof(zval*), 1);
+	start->hash_capacity   = 8;
+
+	phalcon_globals->start_memory = start;
+}
+
+static PHP_GSHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(phalcon)
+{
+	assert(phalcon_globals->start_memory != NULL);
+
+	pefree(phalcon_globals->start_memory->hash_addresses, 1);
+	pefree(phalcon_globals->start_memory->addresses, 1);
+	pefree(phalcon_globals->start_memory, 1);
+	phalcon_globals->start_memory = NULL;
 }
 
 static
@@ -759,7 +785,7 @@ zend_module_entry phalcon_module_entry = {
 	PHP_PHALCON_VERSION,
 	ZEND_MODULE_GLOBALS(phalcon),
 	PHP_GINIT(phalcon),
-	NULL,
+	PHP_GSHUTDOWN(phalcon),
 	NULL,
 	STANDARD_MODULE_PROPERTIES_EX
 };