diff --git a/lib/modules/database/index.js b/lib/modules/database/index.js
index f804ecf1..89041ace 100644
--- a/lib/modules/database/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/database/index.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export default class Database extends Base {
     const promises = [];
     Object.keys(this.references).forEach((refId) => {
       const ref = this.references[refId];
-      promises.push(this.off(Number(refId), Object.values(ref.listeners), 0));
+      promises.push(this.off(Number(refId), Object.values(ref.refListeners), 0));
     });
     return Promise.all(promises);
   }
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ export default class Database extends Base {
     const body = event.body || {};
     const { refId, listenerId, path, eventName, snapshot } = body;
     this.log.debug('_handleDatabaseEvent: ', refId, listenerId, path, eventName, snapshot && snapshot.key);
-    if (this.references[refId] && this.references[refId].listeners[listenerId]) {
-      const cb = this.references[refId].listeners[listenerId].successCallback;
+    if (this.references[refId] && this.references[refId].refListeners[listenerId]) {
+      const cb = this.references[refId].refListeners[listenerId].successCallback;
       cb(new Snapshot(this.references[refId], snapshot));
     } else {
       FirebaseDatabase.off(refId, [{ listenerId, eventName }], () => {
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ export default class Database extends Base {
 
     this.log.debug('_handleDatabaseError ->', refId, listenerId, path, 'database_error', error);
 
-    if (this.references[refId] && this.references[refId].listeners[listenerId]) {
-      const failureCb = this.references[refId].listeners[listenerId].failureCallback;
+    if (this.references[refId] && this.references[refId].refListeners[listenerId]) {
+      const failureCb = this.references[refId].refListeners[listenerId].failureCallback;
       if (failureCb) failureCb(firebaseError);
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/modules/database/reference.js b/lib/modules/database/reference.js
index 7051f355..0c4dfef6 100644
--- a/lib/modules/database/reference.js
+++ b/lib/modules/database/reference.js
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ const ReferenceEventTypes = {
 export default class Reference extends ReferenceBase {
 
   refId: number;
-  listeners: { [listenerId: number]: DatabaseListener };
+  refListeners: { [listenerId: number]: DatabaseListener };
   database: FirebaseDatabase;
   query: Query;
 
   constructor(database: FirebaseDatabase, path: string, existingModifiers?: Array<DatabaseModifier>) {
     super(path);
     this.refId = refId++;
-    this.listeners = {};
+    this.refListeners = {};
     this.database = database;
     this.namespace = 'firebase:db:ref';
     this.query = new Query(this, path, existingModifiers);
@@ -280,13 +280,13 @@ export default class Reference extends ReferenceBase {
     }
 
     const listener = {
-      listenerId: Object.keys(this.listeners).length + 1,
+      listenerId: Object.keys(this.refListeners).length + 1,
       eventName: eventType,
       successCallback: _successCallback,
       failureCallback: _failureCallback,
     };
 
-    this.listeners[listener.listenerId] = listener;
+    this.refListeners[listener.listenerId] = listener;
     this.database.on(this, listener);
     return successCallback;
   }
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export default class Reference extends ReferenceBase {
   off(eventType?: string = '', originalCallback?: () => any) {
     this.log.debug('ref.off(): ', this.refId, eventType);
     // $FlowFixMe
-    const listeners: Array<DatabaseListener> = Object.values(this.listeners);
+    const listeners: Array<DatabaseListener> = Object.values(this.refListeners);
     let listenersToRemove;
     if (eventType && originalCallback) {
       listenersToRemove = listeners.filter((listener) => {
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ export default class Reference extends ReferenceBase {
     }
     // Remove the listeners from the reference to prevent memory leaks
     listenersToRemove.forEach((listener) => {
-      delete this.listeners[listener.listenerId];
+      delete this.refListeners[listener.listenerId];
     });
-    return this.database.off(this.refId, listenersToRemove, Object.keys(this.listeners).length);
+    return this.database.off(this.refId, listenersToRemove, Object.keys(this.refListeners).length);
   }
 
   /**