diff --git a/cpp-micrograd/engine.cpp b/cpp-micrograd/engine.cpp
index bfbcb0e..05c17f6 100644
--- a/cpp-micrograd/engine.cpp
+++ b/cpp-micrograd/engine.cpp
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Value> Value::operator+(const std::shared_ptr<Value>& other) {
 
     auto out = std::make_shared<Value>(data + other->data, out_prev, "+");
 
-    out->_backward = [this, other, out] {
-        grad += out->grad;
-        other->grad += out->grad;
+    Value* weak_ref = out.get();
+    out->_backward = [this, other, weak_ref] {
+        grad += weak_ref->grad;
+        other->grad += weak_ref->grad;
 
     };
     return out;
@@ -144,8 +145,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<Value> Value::pow(const std::shared_ptr<Value>& other) {
 
     auto out = std::make_shared<Value>(std::pow(data, other->data), out_prev, "^");
 
-    out->_backward = [this, other, out] {
-        grad +=other->data * std::pow(data, other->data - 1) * out->grad;
+    Value* weak_ref = out.get();
+    out->_backward = [this, other, weak_ref] {
+        grad +=other->data * std::pow(data, other->data - 1) * weak_ref->grad;
 
     };
     return out;
@@ -182,9 +184,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<Value> Value::operator*(const std::shared_ptr<Value>& other) {
 
     auto out = std::make_shared<Value>(data * other->data, out_prev, "*");
 
-    out->_backward = [this, other, out] {
-        grad += other->data * out->grad;
-        other->grad += data * out->grad;
+    Value* weak_ref = out.get();
+    out->_backward = [this, other, weak_ref] {
+        grad += other->data * weak_ref->grad;
+        other->grad += data * weak_ref->grad;
         
     };
     return out;