diff --git a/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/metadata.rs b/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/metadata.rs
index d1a198a0..2965c74c 100644
--- a/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/scylla-rust-wrapper/src/metadata.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,11 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn cass_materialized_view_meta_base_table(
     view_meta: *const CassMaterializedViewMeta,
 ) -> *const CassTableMeta {
     let view_meta = RefFFI::as_ref(view_meta);
-    view_meta.base_table.as_ptr()
+
+    match view_meta.base_table.upgrade() {
+        Some(arc) => RefFFI::as_ptr(&arc),
+        None => std::ptr::null(),
+    }
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]