diff --git a/src/native/http2_stream_manager.c b/src/native/http2_stream_manager.c
index 231b4432a..b3765b1dd 100644
--- a/src/native/http2_stream_manager.c
+++ b/src/native/http2_stream_manager.c
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ static void s_on_stream_manager_shutdown_complete_callback(void *user_data) {
     }
 
     /* We're done with this wrapper, free it. */
+    JavaVM *jvm = binding->jvm;
     s_destroy_manager_binding(binding, env);
-    aws_jni_release_thread_env(binding->jvm, env);
+    aws_jni_release_thread_env(jvm, env);
     /********** JNI ENV RELEASE **********/
 }
 
@@ -340,8 +341,9 @@ static void s_on_stream_acquired(struct aws_http_stream *stream, int error_code,
         }
     }
     AWS_FATAL_ASSERT(!aws_jni_check_and_clear_exception(env));
+    JavaVM *jvm = callback_data->jvm;
     s_cleanup_sm_acquire_stream_callback_data(callback_data, env);
-    aws_jni_release_thread_env(callback_data->jvm, env);
+    aws_jni_release_thread_env(jvm, env);
     /********** JNI ENV RELEASE **********/
 }
 
diff --git a/src/native/http_request_response.c b/src/native/http_request_response.c
index e478b55b4..1f56dbe44 100644
--- a/src/native/http_request_response.c
+++ b/src/native/http_request_response.c
@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ void aws_java_http_stream_on_stream_destroy_fn(void *user_data) {
         return;
     }
     /* Native stream destroyed, release the binding. */
+    JavaVM *jvm = binding->jvm;
     aws_http_stream_binding_release(env, binding);
-    aws_jni_release_thread_env(binding->jvm, env);
+    aws_jni_release_thread_env(jvm, env);
     /********** JNI ENV RELEASE **********/
 }