diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestGenerator.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestGenerator.cpp
index 69595447d..c793fff88 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestGenerator.cpp
@@ -123,13 +123,7 @@ EchonestGenerator::EchonestGenerator ( QObject* parent )
 
     loadStylesAndMoods();
 
-    // TODO Yes this is a race condition. If multiple threads initialize echonestgenerator at the exact same time we could run into some issues.
-    // not dealing with that right now.
-    if ( s_catalogs == 0 )
-        s_catalogs = new CatalogManager( this );
-
     connect( s_catalogs, SIGNAL( catalogsUpdated() ), this, SLOT( knownCatalogsChanged() ) );
-//    qDebug() << "ECHONEST:" << m_logo.size();
 }
 
 
@@ -138,6 +132,15 @@ EchonestGenerator::~EchonestGenerator()
     delete m_dynPlaylist;
 }
 
+void
+EchonestGenerator::setupCatalogs()
+{
+    // TODO Yes this is a race condition. If multiple threads initialize echonestgenerator at the exact same time we could run into some issues.
+    // not dealing with that right now.
+    if ( s_catalogs == 0 )
+        s_catalogs = new CatalogManager( 0 );
+//    qDebug() << "ECHONEST:" << m_logo.size();
+}
 
 dyncontrol_ptr
 EchonestGenerator::createControl( const QString& type )
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestGenerator.h b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestGenerator.h
index b4152b56d..e176ea258 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestGenerator.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestGenerator.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public:
     static QStringList userCatalogs();
     static QByteArray catalogId( const QString& collectionId );
 
+    static void setupCatalogs();
 signals:
     void paramsGenerated( const Echonest::DynamicPlaylist::PlaylistParams& );
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
index 060600466..8a510bb17 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ TomahawkApp::init()
     new Pipeline( this );
 
     m_servent = QWeakPointer<Servent>( new Servent( this ) );
-    connect( m_servent.data(), SIGNAL( ready() ), SLOT( initSIP() ) );
+    connect( m_servent.data(), SIGNAL( ready() ), SLOT( serventReady() ) );
 
     tDebug() << "Init Database.";
     initDatabase();
@@ -500,6 +500,13 @@ TomahawkApp::initServent()
     }
 }
 
+void
+TomahawkApp::serventReady()
+{
+    EchonestGenerator::setupCatalogs();
+
+    initSIP();
+}
 
 void
 TomahawkApp::initSIP()
diff --git a/src/tomahawkapp.h b/src/tomahawkapp.h
index 00a7749ed..7a8a906cd 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkapp.h
+++ b/src/tomahawkapp.h
@@ -95,10 +95,12 @@ public slots:
 
 private slots:
     void initServent();
-    void initSIP();
+    void serventReady();
 
     void spotifyApiCheckFinished();
+
 private:
+    void initSIP();
     void registerMetaTypes();
 
     void printHelp();