diff --git a/rbusted b/rbusted
index 6c5045a91693..a0b879d84477 100755
--- a/rbusted
+++ b/rbusted
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ if ngx ~= nil then
   ngx.exit = function() end
 end
 
+-- disable globals warning
+setmetatable(_G, nil)
+
 -- Busted command-line runner
 require 'busted.runner'({ standalone = false })
diff --git a/spec/balancer/generic_spec.lua b/spec/balancer/generic_spec.lua
index e3d595277f4f..94cb0a3dd4fb 100644
--- a/spec/balancer/generic_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/balancer/generic_spec.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ for algorithm, balancer_module in helpers.balancer_types() do
       })
       snapshot = assert:snapshot()
       assert:set_parameter("TableFormatLevel", 10)
+      collectgarbage()
+      collectgarbage()
     end)
 
 
@@ -1843,6 +1845,50 @@ for algorithm, balancer_module in helpers.balancer_types() do
 
     end)
 
+
+
+    describe("GC:", function()
+
+      it("removed Hosts get collected",function()
+        local b = balancer_module.new({
+          dns = client,
+        })
+        b:addHost("127.0.0.1", 8000, 100)
+
+        local test_table = setmetatable({}, { __mode = "v" })
+        test_table.key = b.hosts[1]
+        assert.not_nil(next(test_table))
+
+        -- destroy it
+        b:removeHost("127.0.0.1", 8000)
+        collectgarbage()
+        collectgarbage()
+        assert.is_nil(next(test_table))
+      end)
+
+
+      it("dropped balancers get collected",function()
+        local b = balancer_module.new({
+          dns = client,
+        })
+        b:addHost("127.0.0.1", 8000, 100)
+
+        local test_table = setmetatable({}, { __mode = "k" })
+        test_table[b] = true
+        assert.not_nil(next(test_table))
+
+        -- destroy it
+        ngx.sleep(0)  -- without this it fails, why, why, why?
+        b = nil       -- luacheck: ignore
+
+        collectgarbage()
+        collectgarbage()
+        --assert.is_nil(next(test_table))  -- doesn't work, hangs if failed, luassert bug
+        assert.equal("nil", tostring(next(test_table)))
+      end)
+
+    end)
+
   end)
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end