diff --git a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_dbh.cpp b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_dbh.cpp
index 6bea9c6e..5323058f 100644
--- a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_dbh.cpp
+++ b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_dbh.cpp
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ int pdo_sqlsrv_db_handle_factory(pdo_dbh_t *dbh, zval *driver_options TSRMLS_DC)
     }
 	// throws PDOException if the ATTR_PERSISTENT is in connection options
 	CHECK_CUSTOM_ERROR( dbh->is_persistent, *g_henv_cp, PDO_SQLSRV_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_DBH_ATTR ) {
+		dbh->refcount--;
 		throw pdo::PDOException();
 	}
 	
diff --git a/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_065_construct_persistent.phpt b/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_065_construct_persistent.phpt
index 361a9625..0f0fc5a0 100644
--- a/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_065_construct_persistent.phpt
+++ b/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_065_construct_persistent.phpt
@@ -6,33 +6,33 @@ Exception is thrown if the unsupported attribute ATTR_PERSISTENT is put into the
 include 'pdo_tools.inc';
 require_once("autonomous_setup.php");
 $database = "tempdb";
-$dsn = 	"sqlsrv:Server = $serverName;Database = $database;";
+$dsn = "sqlsrv:Server = $serverName;Database = $database;";
 try{
     echo "Testing a connection with ATTR_PERSISTENT...\n";
     // setting PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT in PDO constructor returns an exception
-	$attr = array(PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT => true); 
+    $attr = array(PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT => true); 
     $conn = new PDO( $dsn, $username, $password, $attr); 
    
-   //free the statement and connection 
-   $stmt=null;
-   $conn=null;
+    //free the statement and connection 
+    $stmt=null;
+    $conn=null;
 }
 catch( PDOException $e ) {
     echo "Exception from unsupported attribute (ATTR_PERSISTENT) is caught\n";
     //exit;
 }
 try{
-  echo "\nTesting new connection after exception thrown in previous connection...\n";
-  $tableName1 = GetTempTableName('tab1');
-  $conn = new PDO( $dsn, $username, $password ); 
-  $sql = "CREATE TABLE $tableName1 (c1 int, c2 varchar(10))";
-  $stmt = $conn->query($sql);
-  $ret = $conn->exec("INSERT INTO $tableName1 VALUES(1, 'column2')");
-  $stmt = $conn->query("SELECT * FROM $tableName1");
-  $result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
-  if ($result['c1'] == 1 && $result['c2'] == 'column2') {
-    echo "Test successfully";
-  }
+    echo "\nTesting new connection after exception thrown in previous connection...\n";
+    $tableName1 = GetTempTableName('tab1');
+    $conn = new PDO( $dsn, $username, $password ); 
+    $sql = "CREATE TABLE $tableName1 (c1 int, c2 varchar(10))";
+    $stmt = $conn->query($sql);
+    $ret = $conn->exec("INSERT INTO $tableName1 VALUES(1, 'column2')");
+    $stmt = $conn->query("SELECT * FROM $tableName1");
+    $result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+    if ($result['c1'] == 1 && $result['c2'] == 'column2') {
+        echo "Test successfully";
+    }
 }
 catch( PDOException $e ) {
     var_dump( $e);
diff --git a/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_065_construct_prefetch.phpt b/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_065_construct_prefetch.phpt
index c3a90cfc..ddd8f0c9 100644
--- a/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_065_construct_prefetch.phpt
+++ b/test/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_065_construct_prefetch.phpt
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ Exception is thrown for the unsupported connection attribute ATTR_PREFETCH only
 include 'pdo_tools.inc';
 require_once("autonomous_setup.php");
 $database = "tempdb";
-$dsn = 	"sqlsrv:Server = $serverName;Database = $database;";
+$dsn = "sqlsrv:Server = $serverName;Database = $database;";
 try{
     echo "Testing a connection with ATTR_PREFETCH before ERRMODE_EXCEPTION...\n";
     // setting PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT in PDO constructor returns an exception
-	$attr = array(PDO::ATTR_PREFETCH => true, PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); 
+    $attr = array(PDO::ATTR_PREFETCH => true, PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); 
     $conn = new PDO( $dsn, $username, $password, $attr); 
-   echo "Error from supported attribute (ATTR_PREFETCH) is silented\n\n";
+    echo "Error from supported attribute (ATTR_PREFETCH) is silented\n\n";
    
-   echo "Testing a connection with ATTR_PREFETCH after ERRMODE_EXCEPTION...\n";
-   $attr = array(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, PDO::ATTR_PREFETCH => true); 
-   $conn = new PDO( $dsn, $username, $password, $attr); 
-   //free the statement and connection 
-   $stmt=null;
-   $conn=null;
+    echo "Testing a connection with ATTR_PREFETCH after ERRMODE_EXCEPTION...\n";
+    $attr = array(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, PDO::ATTR_PREFETCH => true); 
+    $conn = new PDO( $dsn, $username, $password, $attr); 
+    //free the statement and connection 
+    $stmt=null;
+    $conn=null;
 }
 catch( PDOException $e ) {
     echo "Exception from unsupported attribute (ATTR_PREFETCH) is caught\n";