diff --git a/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/include/umc_av1_va_packer.h b/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/include/umc_av1_va_packer.h
index c2cf35b3..e41c050b 100644
--- a/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/include/umc_av1_va_packer.h
+++ b/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/include/umc_av1_va_packer.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Packer
     virtual ~Packer();
 
     virtual UMC::Status GetStatusReport(void* pStatusReport, size_t size) = 0;
-    virtual UMC::Status SyncTask(AV1DecoderFrame * frame, void * error) = 0;
+    virtual UMC::Status SyncTask(int32_t index, void * error) = 0;
 
     virtual void BeginFrame() = 0;
     virtual void EndFrame() = 0;
diff --git a/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/include/umc_av1_va_packer_vaapi.h b/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/include/umc_av1_va_packer_vaapi.h
index a751add0..3643af34 100644
--- a/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/include/umc_av1_va_packer_vaapi.h
+++ b/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/include/umc_av1_va_packer_vaapi.h
@@ -47,12 +47,9 @@ namespace UMC_AV1_DECODER
         PackerVA(UMC::VideoAccelerator * va);
 
         UMC::Status GetStatusReport(void * pStatusReport, size_t size) override;
-        UMC::Status SyncTask(AV1DecoderFrame * frame, void * error) override
+        UMC::Status SyncTask(int32_t index, void * error) override
         {
-            frame->IncrementReference();
-            auto sts = m_va->SyncTask(frame->GetMemID(), error);
-            frame->DecrementReference();
-            return sts;
+            return m_va->SyncTask(index, error);
         }
         void BeginFrame() override;
         void EndFrame() override;
diff --git a/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/src/umc_av1_decoder_va.cpp b/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/src/umc_av1_decoder_va.cpp
index d24d85a2..a66dfc73 100755
--- a/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/src/umc_av1_decoder_va.cpp
+++ b/_studio/shared/umc/codec/av1_dec/src/umc_av1_decoder_va.cpp
@@ -215,13 +215,14 @@ namespace UMC_AV1_DECODER
             {
                 auto_guard.unlock();
                 {
-                    sts = packer->SyncTask(&frame, NULL);
+                    sts = packer->SyncTask(frame.GetMemID(), NULL);
                 }
                 auto_guard.lock();
             }
             VAStatus surfErr = VA_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+            index = frame.GetMemID();
             auto_guard.unlock();
-            UMC::Status sts =  packer->SyncTask(&frame, &surfErr);
+            UMC::Status sts =  packer->SyncTask(index, &surfErr);
             auto_guard.lock();
 
             frame.CompleteDecoding();