diff --git a/core/include/blue/core/object.h b/core/include/blue/core/object.h
index fedf1c3..c8d62d7 100644
--- a/core/include/blue/core/object.h
+++ b/core/include/blue/core/object.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ BLUE_API void *b_object_get_private(b_object *object, b_type type);
 BLUE_API void *b_object_get_protected(b_object *object, b_type type);
 BLUE_API void *b_object_get_interface(b_object *object, b_type type);
 
-b_object *b_retain(b_object *p);
-BLUE_API void b_release(b_object *p);
+BLUE_API b_object *b_object_ref(b_object *p);
+BLUE_API void b_object_unref(b_object *p);
 
 BLUE_API b_object *b_object_create(b_type type);
 BLUE_API void b_object_to_string(b_object *p, struct b_stream *out);
diff --git a/core/object.c b/core/object.c
index 5e06dac..6ebb610 100644
--- a/core/object.c
+++ b/core/object.c
@@ -108,16 +108,17 @@ void *b_object_get_interface(struct _b_object *object, b_type type)
 	return z__b_class_get_interface(object->obj_type->r_class, type);
 }
 
-struct _b_object *b_retain(struct _b_object *p)
+struct _b_object *b_object_ref(struct _b_object *p)
 {
 	p->obj_ref++;
 	return p;
 }
 
-void b_release(struct _b_object *p)
+void b_object_unref(struct _b_object *p)
 {
 	if (p->obj_ref > 1) {
 		p->obj_ref--;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	p->obj_ref = 0;