diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.cpp
index 894e8246f..fd5bb2d45 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ WhatsHotWidget::WhatsHotWidget( QWidget* parent )
     connect( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoSystem::instance(), SIGNAL( finished( QString ) ), SLOT( infoSystemFinished( QString ) ) );
 
 
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(fetchData()));
+}
+
+
+WhatsHotWidget::~WhatsHotWidget()
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
+
+void
+WhatsHotWidget::fetchData()
+{
     Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoCriteriaHash artistInfo;
 
     Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoRequestData requestData;
@@ -108,17 +120,10 @@ WhatsHotWidget::WhatsHotWidget( QWidget* parent )
 
     requestData.type = Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoChartTracks;
     Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoSystem::instance()->getInfo( requestData );
-
     tDebug() << "WhatsHot: requested InfoChartArtists+Tracks";
 }
 
 
-WhatsHotWidget::~WhatsHotWidget()
-{
-    delete ui;
-}
-
-
 void
 WhatsHotWidget::checkQueries()
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.h
index b27198b12..c7070c455 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/whatshotwidget.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ signals:
 public slots:
 
 private slots:
+    void fetchData();
     void checkQueries();
     void infoSystemInfo( Tomahawk::InfoSystem::InfoRequestData requestData, QVariant output );
     void infoSystemFinished( QString target );