diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/NoneRecycler.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/NoneRecycler.java
index 9f55410295d..46a78b2c844 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/NoneRecycler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/NoneRecycler.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.common.recycler;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException;
+
 /**
  */
 public class NoneRecycler<T> extends Recycler<T> {
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ public class NoneRecycler<T> extends Recycler<T> {
 
     public static class NV<T> implements Recycler.V<T> {
 
-        final T value;
+        T value;
 
         NV(T value) {
             this.value = value;
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@ public class NoneRecycler<T> extends Recycler<T> {
 
         @Override
         public void release() {
+            if (value == null) {
+                throw new ElasticSearchIllegalStateException("recycler entry already released...");
+            }
+            value = null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/QueueRecycler.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/QueueRecycler.java
index 41499d29c4d..57d0edcb782 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/QueueRecycler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/QueueRecycler.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.common.recycler;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ConcurrentCollections;
 
 import java.util.Queue;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public class QueueRecycler<T> extends Recycler<T> {
 
     class QV implements Recycler.V<T> {
 
-        final T value;
+        T value;
 
         QV(T value) {
             this.value = value;
@@ -72,8 +73,12 @@ public class QueueRecycler<T> extends Recycler<T> {
 
         @Override
         public void release() {
+            if (value == null) {
+                throw new ElasticSearchIllegalStateException("recycler entry already released...");
+            }
             c.clear(value);
             queue.offer(this);
+            value = null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/ThreadLocalRecycler.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/ThreadLocalRecycler.java
index 9673df279e3..dc6904a2a81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/ThreadLocalRecycler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/ThreadLocalRecycler.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.common.recycler;
 import org.apache.lucene.util.ArrayUtil;
 import org.apache.lucene.util.CloseableThreadLocal;
 import org.apache.lucene.util.RamUsageEstimator;
+import org.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchIllegalStateException;
 
 /**
  */
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public class ThreadLocalRecycler<T> extends Recycler<T> {
 
         final Stack<T> stack;
         final C<T> c;
-        final T value;
+        T value;
 
         TV(Stack<T> stack, C<T> c, T value) {
             this.stack = stack;
@@ -81,8 +82,12 @@ public class ThreadLocalRecycler<T> extends Recycler<T> {
         @Override
         public void release() {
             assert Thread.currentThread() == stack.thread;
+            if (value == null) {
+                throw new ElasticSearchIllegalStateException("recycler entry already released...");
+            }
             c.clear(value);
             stack.push(value);
+            value = null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/internal/DefaultSearchContext.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/internal/DefaultSearchContext.java
index 5695446f96c..e18dbf4bb68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/internal/DefaultSearchContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/search/internal/DefaultSearchContext.java
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ public class DefaultSearchContext extends SearchContext {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            clearables.clear();
             if (th != null) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(th);
             }