diff --git a/libtests/pointer_holder.cc b/libtests/pointer_holder.cc
index c255df5..05ab4cf 100644
--- a/libtests/pointer_holder.cc
+++ b/libtests/pointer_holder.cc
@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	std::cout << "hello" << std::endl;
 	Object* o1 = new Object;
 	ObjectHolder oh1(o1);
+        std::cout << "oh1 refcount = " << oh1.getRefcount() << std::endl;
 	ObjectHolder oh2(oh1);
+        std::cout << "oh1 refcount = " << oh1.getRefcount() << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "oh2 refcount = " << oh2.getRefcount() << std::endl;
 	ObjectHolder oh3(new Object);
 	ObjectHolder oh4;
 	ObjectHolder oh5;
+        std::cout << "oh5 refcount = " << oh5.getRefcount() << std::endl;
 	if (oh4 == oh5)
 	{
 	    std::cout << "nulls equal" << std::endl;
diff --git a/libtests/qtest/ph/ph.out b/libtests/qtest/ph/ph.out
index 1326e48..2f82bd8 100644
--- a/libtests/qtest/ph/ph.out
+++ b/libtests/qtest/ph/ph.out
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 hello
 created Object, id 1
+oh1 refcount = 1
+oh1 refcount = 2
+oh2 refcount = 2
 created Object, id 2
+oh5 refcount = 1
 nulls equal
 destroyed Object, id 2
 equal okay