diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/infosystem/infosystemworker.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/infosystem/infosystemworker.cpp
index 5c707de9f..091683c28 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/infosystem/infosystemworker.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/infosystem/infosystemworker.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ InfoSystemWorker::newNam()
 {
     qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " begin";
 
+    Q_ASSERT( TomahawkUtils::nam() != 0 );
     QNetworkAccessManager *oldNam = TomahawkUtils::nam();
     if ( oldNam && oldNam->thread() == thread() )
     {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/albummodel.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/albummodel.cpp
index 7e28d655d..d493e5953 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/albummodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/albummodel.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ AlbumModel::onCoverArtDownloaded()
         // Follow HTTP redirect
         QNetworkRequest req( redir );
         req.setAttribute( QNetworkRequest::User, reply->request().attribute( QNetworkRequest::User ) );
+        Q_ASSERT( TomahawkUtils::nam() != 0 );
         QNetworkReply* reply = TomahawkUtils::nam()->get( req );
         connect( reply, SIGNAL( finished() ), SLOT( onCoverArtDownloaded() ) );
     }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
index e652f5e43..b2ae5afa4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
@@ -340,13 +340,16 @@ createDragPixmap( int itemCount )
 }
 
 
-QNetworkAccessManager* s_nam = 0;
-QNetworkProxy* s_proxy = 0;
+QWeakPointer< QNetworkAccessManager > s_nam;
+QNetworkProxy* s_proxy;
 
 QNetworkAccessManager*
 nam()
 {
-    return s_nam;
+    if ( s_nam.isNull() )
+        return 0;
+    
+    return s_nam.data();
 }
 
 
@@ -360,7 +363,7 @@ proxy()
 void
 setNam( QNetworkAccessManager* nam )
 {
-    s_nam = nam;
+    s_nam = QWeakPointer< QNetworkAccessManager >( nam );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/xspfloader.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/xspfloader.cpp
index 9b1543375..c02897ec8 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/xspfloader.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/xspfloader.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void
 XSPFLoader::load( const QUrl& url )
 {
     QNetworkRequest request( url );
+    Q_ASSERT( TomahawkUtils::nam() != 0 );
     QNetworkReply* reply = TomahawkUtils::nam()->get( request );
 
     // isn't there a race condition here? something could happen before we connect()
diff --git a/src/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/settingsdialog.cpp
index ca481749c..fee043b4b 100644
--- a/src/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ ProxyDialog::saveSettings()
 
     // Now, set QNAM
     QNetworkProxy proxy( static_cast<QNetworkProxy::ProxyType>(s->proxyType()), s->proxyHost(), s->proxyPort(), s->proxyUsername(), s->proxyPassword() );
+    Q_ASSERT( TomahawkUtils::nam() != 0 );
     QNetworkAccessManager* nam = TomahawkUtils::nam();
     nam->setProxy( proxy );
     QNetworkProxy* globalProxy = TomahawkUtils::proxy();
diff --git a/src/sip/twitter/twitter.cpp b/src/sip/twitter/twitter.cpp
index 0e31ff0fa..65a9af55e 100644
--- a/src/sip/twitter/twitter.cpp
+++ b/src/sip/twitter/twitter.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ TwitterPlugin::refreshTwitterAuth()
     if( !m_twitterAuth.isNull() )
         delete m_twitterAuth.data();
     
+    Q_ASSERT( TomahawkUtils::nam() != 0 );
     qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " with nam " << TomahawkUtils::nam();
     m_twitterAuth = QWeakPointer<TomahawkOAuthTwitter>( new TomahawkOAuthTwitter( TomahawkUtils::nam(), this ) );
     
diff --git a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
index fa14acec6..93e942843 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkapp.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ TomahawkApp::init()
         qDebug() << "Proxy type =" << QString::number( static_cast<int>(TomahawkUtils::proxy()->type()) );
         qDebug() << "Proxy host =" << TomahawkUtils::proxy()->hostName();
         TomahawkUtils::nam()->setProxy( *TomahawkUtils::proxy() );
-        lastfm::nam()->setProxy( *TomahawkUtils::proxy() );
     }
     else
         TomahawkUtils::setProxy( new QNetworkProxy( QNetworkProxy::NoProxy ) );
diff --git a/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp b/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
index 26e680418..56fdcb1ea 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ TomahawkWindow::TomahawkWindow( QWidget* parent )
         updaterUrl.setUrl( "http://download.tomahawk-player.org/sparklewin" );
 
     qtsparkle::Updater* updater = new qtsparkle::Updater( updaterUrl, this );
+    Q_ASSERT( TomahawkUtils::nam() != 0 );
     updater->SetNetworkAccessManager( TomahawkUtils::nam() );
     updater->SetVersion( TOMAHAWK_VERSION );
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/liblastfm2/src/ws/ws.cpp b/thirdparty/liblastfm2/src/ws/ws.cpp
index 3dc1631fa..90c08374d 100644
--- a/thirdparty/liblastfm2/src/ws/ws.cpp
+++ b/thirdparty/liblastfm2/src/ws/ws.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <QUrl>
 
 static QMap< QThread*, QNetworkAccessManager* > threadNamHash;
-static QMap< QThread*, bool > ourNamHash;
+static QSet< QThread* > ourNamSet;
 static QMutex namAccessMutex;
 
 QString 
@@ -205,10 +205,11 @@ lastfm::nam()
         qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " does not yet have a NAM, creating a new one";
         NetworkAccessManager* newNam = new NetworkAccessManager();
         threadNamHash[thread] = newNam;
-        ourNamHash[thread] = true;
+        ourNamSet.insert( thread );
         qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " returning " << threadNamHash[thread];
         return newNam;
     }
+    Q_ASSERT( threadNamHash[thread] );
     qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " found a nam, is " << threadNamHash[thread];
     return threadNamHash[thread];
 }
@@ -223,11 +224,14 @@ lastfm::setNetworkAccessManager( QNetworkAccessManager* nam )
     QMutexLocker l( &namAccessMutex );
     QThread* thread = QThread::currentThread();
     QNetworkAccessManager* oldNam = 0;
-    if ( threadNamHash.contains( thread ) && ourNamHash.contains( thread ) && ourNamHash[thread] )
+    if ( threadNamHash.contains( thread ) && ourNamSet.contains( thread ) )
         oldNam = threadNamHash[thread];
+
+    if ( oldNam == nam )
+        return;
     
     threadNamHash[thread] = nam;
-    ourNamHash[thread] = false;
+    ourNamSet.remove( thread );
 
     if ( oldNam )
         delete oldNam;