diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
index 3d7182f74..25cee17ac 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import pkg_resources
 import gobject
 import socket
 import os
+import time
 
 import deluge.component as component
 import deluge.xmlrpclib as xmlrpclib
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
index b90e27880..becfd4737 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/gtkui.py
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ DEFAULT_PREFS = {
 
 class GtkUI:
     def __init__(self, args):
+        # Initialize gdk threading
+        gtk.gdk.threads_init()
+
         # Initialize gettext
         locale.setlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES, '')
         locale.bindtextdomain("deluge", 
@@ -143,7 +146,6 @@ class GtkUI:
             self.connectionmanager.show()
                 
         # Start the gtk main loop
-        gtk.gdk.threads_init()
         gtk.main()
         
         log.debug("gtkui shutting down..")