diff --git a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern.hpp b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern.hpp
index 1a478f3f..d32cb039 100644
--- a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
         friend class core::Evaluator;
     };
 
+    inline std::shared_ptr<Pattern> make_shared_pattern_raw(Pattern  *p)
+    {
+        return std::shared_ptr<Pattern>(p, [](Pattern*){});
+    }
+
     class Pattern {
     public:
         constexpr static u64 MainSectionId          = 0x0000'0000'0000'0000;
diff --git a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_array_dynamic.hpp b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_array_dynamic.hpp
index eb768745..4f1c8e40 100644
--- a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_array_dynamic.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_array_dynamic.hpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
 
             result += " ]";
 
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this), true).value_or(result);
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this), true).value_or(result);
         }
 
         [[nodiscard]] bool operator==(const Pattern &other) const override {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
         }
 
         std::string formatDisplayValue() override {
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this)).value_or("[ ... ]");
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this)).value_or("[ ... ]");
         }
 
         std::vector<u8> getRawBytes() override {
diff --git a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_array_static.hpp b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_array_static.hpp
index 9e29ee77..9deb2fce 100644
--- a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_array_static.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_array_static.hpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
         }
 
         std::string formatDisplayValue() override {
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this)).value_or("[ ... ]");
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this)).value_or("[ ... ]");
         }
 
         [[nodiscard]] std::string toString() override {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
 
             result += " ]";
 
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this), true).value_or(result);
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this), true).value_or(result);
         }
 
         std::vector<u8> getRawBytes() override {
diff --git a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_bitfield.hpp b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_bitfield.hpp
index 5d9788bd..2984eff5 100644
--- a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_bitfield.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_bitfield.hpp
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
 
             result += " ]";
 
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this), true).value_or(result);
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this), true).value_or(result);
         }
 
         [[nodiscard]] bool operator==(const Pattern &other) const override {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
         }
 
         std::string formatDisplayValue() override {
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this)).value_or("[ ... ]");
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this)).value_or("[ ... ]");
         }
 
         void sort(const std::function<bool (const Pattern *, const Pattern *)> &comparator) override {
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
 
             result += " }";
 
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this), true).value_or(result);
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this), true).value_or(result);
         }
 
         std::string formatDisplayValue() override {
@@ -725,9 +725,9 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
             }
 
             if (valueString.size() > 64)
-                return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this)).value_or(fmt::format("{{ ... }}", valueString));
+                return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this)).value_or(fmt::format("{{ ... }}", valueString));
             else
-                return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this)).value_or(fmt::format("{{ {} }}", valueString));
+                return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this)).value_or(fmt::format("{{ {} }}", valueString));
         }
 
         void setEndian(std::endian endian) override {
diff --git a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_enum.hpp b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_enum.hpp
index 1da766ab..2d0379dc 100644
--- a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_enum.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_enum.hpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
 
         [[nodiscard]] std::string toString() override {
             u128 value = this->getValue().toUnsigned();
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this), true).value_or(getEnumName(this->getTypeName(), value, m_enumValues));
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this), true).value_or(getEnumName(this->getTypeName(), value, m_enumValues));
         }
 
         std::vector<u8> getRawBytes() override {
diff --git a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_pointer.hpp b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_pointer.hpp
index fa834512..c958209e 100644
--- a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_pointer.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_pointer.hpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
         [[nodiscard]] std::string toString() override {
             auto result = this->m_pointedAt->toString();
 
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this), true).value_or(result);
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this), true).value_or(result);
         }
 
         std::vector<u8> getRawBytes() override {
diff --git a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_struct.hpp b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_struct.hpp
index 28f087a6..2925b77a 100644
--- a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_struct.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_struct.hpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
 
             result += " }";
 
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this), true).value_or(result);
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this), true).value_or(result);
         }
 
         void sort(const std::function<bool (const Pattern *, const Pattern *)> &comparator) override {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
         }
 
         std::string formatDisplayValue() override {
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this)).value_or("{ ... }");
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this)).value_or("{ ... }");
         }
 
         std::vector<u8> getRawBytes() override {
diff --git a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_union.hpp b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_union.hpp
index 2b3470db..1d63db45 100644
--- a/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_union.hpp
+++ b/lib/include/pl/patterns/pattern_union.hpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
 
             result += " }";
 
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this), true).value_or(result);
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this), true).value_or(result);
         }
 
         void sort(const std::function<bool (const Pattern *, const Pattern *)> &comparator) override {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace pl::ptrn {
         }
 
         std::string formatDisplayValue() override {
-            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(PatternRef::create(this)).value_or("{ ... }");
+            return Pattern::callUserFormatFunc(make_shared_pattern_raw(this)).value_or("{ ... }");
         }
 
         std::vector<u8> getRawBytes() override {