diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipStatusMessage.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipStatusMessage.cpp
index f2bd05c99..353067201 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipStatusMessage.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipStatusMessage.cpp
@@ -27,15 +27,13 @@
 QHash< SipStatusMessage::SipStatusMessageType, QPixmap > SipStatusMessagePrivate::s_typesPixmaps = QHash< SipStatusMessage::SipStatusMessageType, QPixmap >();
 
 SipStatusMessage::SipStatusMessage( SipStatusMessageType statusMessageType, const QString& contactId, const QString& message )
-    : d_ptr( new SipStatusMessagePrivate( this, statusMessageType, contactId, message ) )
+    : d_ptr( new SipStatusMessagePrivate( this, statusMessageType, contactId, message, new QTimer( this ) ) )
 {
     Q_D( SipStatusMessage );
 
     // make this temporary for now, as soon as i know how: add ack button
-    d->timer = new QTimer( this );
     d->timer->setInterval( 8 * 1000 );
     d->timer->setSingleShot( true );
-
     connect( d->timer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), this, SIGNAL( finished() ) );
     d->timer->start();
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipStatusMessage_p.h b/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipStatusMessage_p.h
index 033eaaaaf..9f324f99b 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipStatusMessage_p.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/sip/SipStatusMessage_p.h
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ class QTimer;
 class SipStatusMessagePrivate
 {
 public:
-    SipStatusMessagePrivate( SipStatusMessage* q, SipStatusMessage::SipStatusMessageType _statusMessageType, const QString& _contactId, const QString& _message )
+    SipStatusMessagePrivate( SipStatusMessage* q,
+                             SipStatusMessage::SipStatusMessageType _statusMessageType,
+                             const QString& _contactId, const QString& _message,
+                             QTimer* _timer )
         : q_ptr ( q )
         , contactId( _contactId )
         , statusMessageType( _statusMessageType )
         , message( _message )
-
+        , timer( _timer )
     {
     }
     SipStatusMessage* q_ptr;