diff --git a/configmgr/source/components.cxx b/configmgr/source/components.cxx
index 108e08f..e20ddad 100644
--- a/configmgr/source/components.cxx
+++ b/configmgr/source/components.cxx
@@ -510,12 +510,16 @@ css::beans::Optional< css::uno::Any > Components::getExternalValue(
     return value;
 }
 
+int tempHACK = 0;
+
 Components::Components(
     css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext > const & context):
     context_(context)
 {
     lock_ = lock();
 
+    tempHACK = 1;
+
     OSL_ASSERT(context.is());
     RTL_LOGFILE_TRACE_AUTHOR("configmgr", "sb", "begin parsing");
     parseXcsXcuLayer(
@@ -594,6 +598,7 @@ Components::Components(
 Components::~Components()
 {
     flushModifications();
+    tempHACK = 0;
 }
 
 void Components::parseFileLeniently(
diff --git a/configmgr/source/rootaccess.cxx b/configmgr/source/rootaccess.cxx
index ef5982e..96544ca 100644
--- a/configmgr/source/rootaccess.cxx
+++ b/configmgr/source/rootaccess.cxx
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ void RootAccess::removeChangesListener(
     }
 }
 
+extern int tempHACK;
+
 void RootAccess::commitChanges()
     throw (css::lang::WrappedTargetException, css::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
@@ -291,6 +293,14 @@ void RootAccess::commitChanges()
     Broadcaster bc;
     {
         osl::MutexGuard g(*lock_);
+
+        OSL_ENSURE(tempHACK, "fucktastic!, seriously busted lifecycles\n");
+        if (!tempHACK)
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "fucktastic\n");
+            return;
+        }
+
         checkLocalizedPropertyAccess();
         int finalizedLayer;
         Modifications globalMods;