diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
index db4576f7f..b3cd146c4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ nam()
     QNetworkAccessManager* newNam;
 #ifdef LIBLASTFM_FOUND
     newNam = lastfm::nam();
+    lastfm::setNetworkAccessManager( newNam );
 #else
     newNam = new QNetworkAccessManager();
 #endif