diff --git a/bazarr/api/subtitles/subtitles.py b/bazarr/api/subtitles/subtitles.py
index f4b7657ad..b71d5ed7e 100644
--- a/bazarr/api/subtitles/subtitles.py
+++ b/bazarr/api/subtitles/subtitles.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import gc
 
 from flask import request
 from flask_restful import Resource
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ from flask_restful import Resource
 from database import TableEpisodes, TableMovies
 from helper import path_mappings
 from ..utils import authenticate
-from subsyncer import subsync
+from subsyncer import SubSyncer
 from utils import translate_subtitles_file, subtitles_apply_mods
 from list_subtitles import store_subtitles, store_subtitles_movie
 from config import settings
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class Subtitles(Resource):
             video_path = path_mappings.path_replace_movie(metadata['path'])
 
         if action == 'sync':
+            subsync = SubSyncer()
             if media_type == 'episode':
                 subsync.sync(video_path=video_path, srt_path=subtitles_path,
                              srt_lang=language, media_type='series', sonarr_series_id=metadata['sonarrSeriesId'],
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ class Subtitles(Resource):
             else:
                 subsync.sync(video_path=video_path, srt_path=subtitles_path,
                              srt_lang=language, media_type='movies', radarr_id=id)
+            del subsync
+            gc.collect()
         elif action == 'translate':
             dest_language = language
             forced = True if request.form.get('forced') == 'true' else False
diff --git a/bazarr/get_subtitle/sync.py b/bazarr/get_subtitle/sync.py
index 6f341b17d..eb613dbcf 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_subtitle/sync.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_subtitle/sync.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 # fmt: off
 
 import logging
+import gc
 
 from config import settings
-from subsyncer import subsync
+from subsyncer import SubSyncer
 
 
 def sync_subtitles(video_path, srt_path, srt_lang, forced, media_type, percent_score, sonarr_series_id=None,
@@ -24,8 +25,11 @@ def sync_subtitles(video_path, srt_path, srt_lang, forced, media_type, percent_s
             subsync_threshold = settings.subsync.subsync_movie_threshold
 
         if not use_subsync_threshold or (use_subsync_threshold and percent_score < float(subsync_threshold)):
+            subsync = SubSyncer()
             subsync.sync(video_path=video_path, srt_path=srt_path, srt_lang=srt_lang, media_type=media_type,
                          sonarr_series_id=sonarr_series_id, sonarr_episode_id=sonarr_episode_id, radarr_id=radarr_id)
+            del subsync
+            gc.collect()
             return True
         else:
             logging.debug("BAZARR subsync skipped because subtitles score isn't below this "
diff --git a/bazarr/subsyncer.py b/bazarr/subsyncer.py
index a9893b4c5..ac9a8489e 100644
--- a/bazarr/subsyncer.py
+++ b/bazarr/subsyncer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import logging
 import os
-import gc
 from ffsubsync.ffsubsync import run, make_parser
 from utils import get_binary
 from utils import history_log, history_log_movie
@@ -61,11 +60,8 @@ class SubSyncer:
         except Exception:
             logging.exception('BAZARR an exception occurs during the synchronization process for this subtitles: '
                               '{0}'.format(self.srtin))
-            gc.collect()
-            return
         else:
             if settings.subsync.getboolean('debug'):
-                gc.collect()
                 return result
             if os.path.isfile(self.srtout):
                 if not settings.subsync.getboolean('debug'):
@@ -89,9 +85,4 @@ class SubSyncer:
             else:
                 logging.error('BAZARR unable to sync subtitles: {0}'.format(self.srtin))
 
-            gc.collect()
-
             return result
-
-
-subsync = SubSyncer()