diff --git a/src/pv/pvaClient.h b/src/pv/pvaClient.h
index a554e50..7ba6586 100644
--- a/src/pv/pvaClient.h
+++ b/src/pv/pvaClient.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #include <shareLib.h>
 
-
 namespace epics { namespace pvaClient { 
 
 class PvaClient;
@@ -183,6 +182,7 @@ private:
     bool pvaStarted;
     bool caStarted;
     epics::pvData::Mutex mutex;
+    epics::pvAccess::ChannelProviderRegistry::shared_pointer channelRegistry;
 };
 
 // folowing private to PvaClientChannel
diff --git a/src/pvaClient.cpp b/src/pvaClient.cpp
index c5f1d81..141c58c 100644
--- a/src/pvaClient.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClient.cpp
@@ -104,22 +104,31 @@ PvaClientPtr PvaClient::get(std::string const & providerNames)
 PvaClient::PvaClient(std::string const & providerNames)
 :  pvaClientChannelCache(new PvaClientChannelCache()),
    pvaStarted(false),
-   caStarted(false)
+   caStarted(false),
+   channelRegistry(ChannelProviderRegistry::getChannelProviderRegistry())
 {
     stringstream ss(providerNames);
     string providerName;
+    if(PvaClient::debug) {
+         cout<< "PvaClient::PvaClient()\n";
+    }
     while (getline(ss, providerName, ' '))
     {
-         ChannelProviderRegistry::shared_pointer registry(getChannelProviderRegistry());
          if(providerName=="pva") {
+             if(PvaClient::debug) {
+                  cout<< "calling ClientFactory::start()\n";
+              }
              ClientFactory::start();
              pvaStarted = true;
          } else if(providerName=="ca") {
+             if(PvaClient::debug) {
+                  cout<< "calling CAClientFactory::start()\n";
+              }
              CAClientFactory::start();
              caStarted = true;
-         } else {
-             if(!registry->getProvider(providerName)) {
-                  cerr << "PvaClient::get provider " << providerName  << " not known" << endl;
+         } else { 
+             if(!channelRegistry->getProvider(providerName)) {
+                 cerr << "PvaClient::get provider " << providerName  << " not known" << endl;
              }
          }
     }
@@ -141,6 +150,7 @@ PvaClient::~PvaClient() {
         CAClientFactory::stop();
         if(PvaClient::debug) cout<< "after calling CAClientFactory::stop()\n";
     }
+channelRegistry.reset();
 }
 
 string PvaClient:: getRequesterName()
diff --git a/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp b/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
index b3f4f31..48b2bac 100644
--- a/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ void PvaClientChannel::issueConnect()
         }
         connectState = connectActive;
     }
-    ChannelProviderRegistry::shared_pointer reg = getChannelProviderRegistry();
+    ChannelProviderRegistry::shared_pointer reg = ChannelProviderRegistry::getChannelProviderRegistry();
     ChannelProvider::shared_pointer provider = reg->getProvider(providerName);
     if(!provider) {
         throw std::runtime_error(channelName + " provider " + providerName + " not registered");