diff --git a/src/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp b/src/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
index 7177656f..cbe89c0b 100644
--- a/src/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
+++ b/src/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ void SwitcherData::Start()
 {
 	if (!(th && th->isRunning())) {
 		stop = false;
-		switcher->th = QThread::create([]() { switcher->Thread(); });
+		switcher->th = new SwitcherThread();
 		switcher->th->start((QThread::Priority)switcher->threadPriority);
 	}
 }
@@ -1576,6 +1576,8 @@ void SwitcherData::Stop()
 		transitionCv.notify_one();
 		cv.notify_one();
 		th->wait();
+		delete th;
+		th = nullptr;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/headers/switcher-data-structs.hpp b/src/headers/switcher-data-structs.hpp
index 2a12d6ef..97d5f90b 100644
--- a/src/headers/switcher-data-structs.hpp
+++ b/src/headers/switcher-data-structs.hpp
@@ -251,11 +251,14 @@ struct TimeSwitch {
 
 typedef enum { NO_SWITCH = 0, SWITCH = 1, RANDOM_SWITCH = 2 } NoMatch;
 
+class SwitcherThread;
+
 /********************************************************************************
  * SwitcherData  
  ********************************************************************************/
 struct SwitcherData {
-	QThread* th = nullptr;
+	SwitcherThread *th;
+
 	condition_variable cv;
 	mutex m;
 	bool transitionActive = false;
@@ -480,3 +483,10 @@ struct SwitcherData {
 	}
 	inline ~SwitcherData() { Stop(); }
 };
+
+extern SwitcherData *switcher;
+class SwitcherThread : public QThread {
+public:
+	explicit SwitcherThread(){};
+	void run() { switcher->Thread(); };
+};