diff --git a/noir/noir-repo/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs b/noir/noir-repo/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
index fb7091a8854..63d2c24c8b9 100644
--- a/noir/noir-repo/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/ssa_gen/context.rs
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ impl<'a> FunctionContext<'a> {
         let element_types = Self::convert_type(element_type);
         values.map_both(element_types, |value, element_type| {
             let reference = value.eval_reference();
+            self.builder.increment_array_reference_count(reference);
             self.builder.insert_load(reference, element_type).into()
         })
     }
diff --git a/noir/noir-repo/tooling/debugger/ignored-tests.txt b/noir/noir-repo/tooling/debugger/ignored-tests.txt
index 78e14397938..0037b8e5d5f 100644
--- a/noir/noir-repo/tooling/debugger/ignored-tests.txt
+++ b/noir/noir-repo/tooling/debugger/ignored-tests.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ is_unconstrained
 macros
 references
 regression_4709
-reference_only_used_as_alias
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+reference_only_used_as_alias
+brillig_rc_regression_6123
\ No newline at end of file