diff --git a/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp b/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
index 9c95018..ea10dad 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -91,4 +91,9 @@ void SnorePlugin::notificationTimedOut(){
     }
 }
 
+void SnorePlugin::deinit()
+{
+    m_initialized = false;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/plugins.h b/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
index 826cf33..e4764e1 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
+++ b/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     SnorePlugin ( const QString &name);
     virtual ~SnorePlugin();
     virtual bool init( SnoreCore *snore );
+    virtual void deinit();
     bool isInitialized();
     SnoreCore* snore();
     const QString &name() const;
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
index 7fca9d7..2159e9c 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
+++ b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ SnoreBackend::SnoreBackend (const QString &name , bool canCloseNotification, boo
 SnoreBackend::~SnoreBackend()
 {
     qDebug()<<"Deleting"<<name();
-    if(snore() != NULL){
-        foreach(const Application &a,snore()->aplications()){
-            slotDeregisterApplication(a);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 
@@ -59,6 +54,9 @@ bool SnoreBackend::init( SnoreCore *snore )
     connect( snore->d(), SIGNAL(applicationRegistered(const Snore::Application&)), this, SLOT(slotRegisterApplication(const Snore::Application&)));
     connect( snore->d(), SIGNAL(applicationDeregistered(const Snore::Application&)), this, SLOT(slotDeregisterApplication(const Snore::Application&)));
 
+    connect( this, SIGNAL(notificationClosed(Snore::Notification)), snore->d(), SLOT(slotNotificationClosed(Snore::Notification)));
+    connect( snore->d(), SIGNAL(notify(Snore::Notification)), this, SLOT(slotNotify(Snore::Notification)));
+
     foreach(const Application &a,snore->aplications())
     {
         this->slotRegisterApplication(a);
@@ -110,7 +108,6 @@ SnoreSecondaryBackend::~SnoreSecondaryBackend()
 
 bool SnoreSecondaryBackend::init(SnoreCore *snore)
 {
-    connect( snore->d() ,SIGNAL( slotNotify(SnoreCore::Notification) ),this,SLOT( slotNotify( SnoreCore::Notification ) ) );
     return SnoreBackend::init(snore);
 }
 
@@ -143,3 +140,22 @@ void SnoreBackend::addActiveNotification(Notification n)
 {
     m_activeNotifications[n.id()] = n;
 }
+
+
+void SnoreBackend::deinit()
+{
+    if(m_initialized)
+    {
+        foreach(const Application &a,snore()->aplications())
+        {
+            slotDeregisterApplication(a);
+        }
+        disconnect( snore()->d(), SIGNAL(applicationRegistered(const Snore::Application&)), this, SLOT(slotRegisterApplication(const Snore::Application&)));
+        disconnect( snore()->d(), SIGNAL(applicationDeregistered(const Snore::Application&)), this, SLOT(slotDeregisterApplication(const Snore::Application&)));
+
+        disconnect( this, SIGNAL(notificationClosed(Snore::Notification)), snore()->d(), SLOT(slotNotificationClosed(Snore::Notification)));
+        disconnect( snore()->d(), SIGNAL(notify(Snore::Notification)), this, SLOT(slotNotify(Snore::Notification)));
+
+        SnorePlugin::deinit();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.h b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.h
index 504c788..5aa4aa6 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.h
+++ b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     SnoreBackend(const  QString &name, bool canCloseNotification, bool supportsRichtext );
     virtual ~SnoreBackend();
     virtual bool init(SnoreCore *snore);
+    virtual void deinit();
 
     void requestCloseNotification( Snore::Notification notification,NotificationEnums::CloseReasons::closeReasons reason );
 
diff --git a/src/core/snore.cpp b/src/core/snore.cpp
index 96c4637..50f3c5a 100644
--- a/src/core/snore.cpp
+++ b/src/core/snore.cpp
@@ -178,14 +178,12 @@ bool SnoreCore::setPrimaryNotificationBackend ( const QString &backend )
             qDebug() << "Failed to initialize" << b->name();
             return false;
         }
-        if(d->m_notificationBackend)
-        {
-            disconnect(d->m_notificationBackend, SIGNAL(notificationClosed(Snore::Notification)));
-            disconnect(d, SIGNAL(notify(Snore::Notification)), d->m_notificationBackend, SLOT(slotNotify(Snore::Notification)));
-        }
-        connect(b, SIGNAL(notificationClosed(Snore::Notification)), d, SLOT(slotNotificationClosed(Snore::Notification)));
-        connect(d, SIGNAL(notify(Snore::Notification)), b, SLOT(slotNotify(Snore::Notification)));
     }
+    if(d->m_notificationBackend)
+    {
+        d->m_notificationBackend->deinit();
+    }
+
     d->m_notificationBackend = b;
     return true;
 }