diff --git a/actix-service/CHANGES.md b/actix-service/CHANGES.md
index 81419ee1..fc8f68cd 100644
--- a/actix-service/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-service/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [0.1.2] - 2018-12-12
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Release future early for `.and_then()` and `.then()` combinators
+
+
 ## [0.1.1] - 2018-12-09
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/actix-service/Cargo.toml b/actix-service/Cargo.toml
index 332d044a..ca1763ee 100644
--- a/actix-service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-service/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "actix-service"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>"]
 description = "Actix Service"
 keywords = ["network", "framework", "async", "futures"]
diff --git a/actix-service/src/and_then.rs b/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
index 1e0649bd..f9b74468 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/and_then.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ where
 {
     b: Cell<B>,
     fut_b: Option<B::Future>,
-    fut_a: A::Future,
+    fut_a: Option<A::Future>,
 }
 
 impl<A, B, Request> AndThenFuture<A, B, Request>
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ where
     A: Service<Request>,
     B: Service<A::Response, Error = A::Error>,
 {
-    fn new(fut_a: A::Future, b: Cell<B>) -> Self {
+    fn new(a: A::Future, b: Cell<B>) -> Self {
         AndThenFuture {
             b,
-            fut_a,
+            fut_a: Some(a),
             fut_b: None,
         }
     }
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ where
             return fut.poll();
         }
 
-        match self.fut_a.poll() {
+        match self.fut_a.as_mut().expect("Bug in actix-service").poll() {
             Ok(Async::Ready(resp)) => {
+                let _ = self.fut_a.take();
                 self.fut_b = Some(self.b.get_mut().call(resp));
                 self.poll()
             }
diff --git a/actix-service/src/then.rs b/actix-service/src/then.rs
index 1cdb6214..3667553d 100644
--- a/actix-service/src/then.rs
+++ b/actix-service/src/then.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ where
 {
     b: Cell<B>,
     fut_b: Option<B::Future>,
-    fut_a: A::Future,
+    fut_a: Option<A::Future>,
 }
 
 impl<A, B, Request> ThenFuture<A, B, Request>
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ where
     A: Service<Request>,
     B: Service<Result<A::Response, A::Error>>,
 {
-    fn new(fut_a: A::Future, b: Cell<B>) -> Self {
+    fn new(a: A::Future, b: Cell<B>) -> Self {
         ThenFuture {
             b,
-            fut_a,
+            fut_a: Some(a),
             fut_b: None,
         }
     }
@@ -91,12 +91,14 @@ where
             return fut.poll();
         }
 
-        match self.fut_a.poll() {
+        match self.fut_a.as_mut().expect("bug in actix-service").poll() {
             Ok(Async::Ready(resp)) => {
+                let _ = self.fut_a.take();
                 self.fut_b = Some(self.b.get_mut().call(Ok(resp)));
                 self.poll()
             }
             Err(err) => {
+                let _ = self.fut_a.take();
                 self.fut_b = Some(self.b.get_mut().call(Err(err)));
                 self.poll()
             }