diff --git a/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx b/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
index 8d562bc..faf2cc2 100644
--- a/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
+++ b/proxyface/autoproxy.hxx
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 #include <QtNetwork/QNetworkReply>
 #include <QtNetwork/QSslError>
 #include <QtCore/QTimer>
-#include <QtCore/QThread>
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
+#include <QtCore/QThread>
 #include <map>
 #endif
 
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ namespace proxy {
           qFatal("connect failed");
         if (!connect(&_timeout2, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(timeout())))
           qFatal("connect failed");
+        if (!connect(this, SIGNAL(finished()), SLOT(threadFinished())))
+          qFatal("connect failed");
 #endif
       }
       virtual ~Interface() {}
@@ -110,12 +112,23 @@ namespace proxy {
           @param timeout [ms] time to give up search */
       void proxy(const std::string& url,
                  int timeout1=1000, int timeout2=30000) {
+        qDebug()<<"Search proxy for URL, direct and default"
+                <<"url="<<url.data()<<"timeout1="<<timeout1;
         _url = url;
+        for (Requests::iterator it(_requests.begin());
+             it!=_requests.end(); ++it)
+          delete it->second.first;
+        _requests.clear();
+        _direct = true; // first try direct access
+        QNetworkProxy directProxy(QNetworkProxy::NoProxy);
+        setupProxyCheck(directProxy, url);
+        QNetworkProxy defaultProxy;
+        setupProxyCheck(defaultProxy, url);
         _timeout2.setSingleShot(true);
         _timeout2.setInterval(timeout2);
         _timeout1.setSingleShot(true);
         _timeout1.setInterval(timeout1);
-        start(); // in own thread to prevent hanging at proxy request
+        _timeout1.start();
       }
       //! If Qt Network is available you may check the proxies found
       /*! @copydoc proxy(const std::string&, int) */
@@ -145,7 +158,8 @@ namespace proxy {
           case QNetworkProxy::HttpProxy:
             return QString("http://%1:%2").arg(p.hostName()).arg(p.port());
           case QNetworkProxy::HttpCachingProxy:
-            return QString("http-cache://%1:%2").arg(p.hostName()).arg(p.port());
+            return QString("http-cache://%1:%2").arg(p.hostName())
+              .arg(p.port());
           case QNetworkProxy::FtpCachingProxy:
             return QString("ftp-cache://%1:%2").arg(p.hostName()).arg(p.port());
         }
@@ -156,23 +170,6 @@ namespace proxy {
       void proxyFound(const QUrl&, const QNetworkProxy&);
       //! Signals a timeout, and no valid proxy for the URL requested earlier.
       void proxyError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError);
-    protected:
-      void run() {
-        qDebug()<<"Search proxy for URL, direct and default"
-                <<"url="<<_url.data();
-        for (Requests::iterator it(_requests.begin());
-             it!=_requests.end(); ++it)
-          delete it->second.first;
-        _requests.clear();
-        _direct = true; // first try direct access
-        QNetworkProxy directProxy(QNetworkProxy::NoProxy);
-        setupProxyCheck(directProxy, _url);
-        QNetworkProxy defaultProxy;
-        setupProxyCheck(defaultProxy, _url);
-        _timeout1.start();
-        exec();
-      }
-
     private:
       void setupProxyCheck(const QNetworkProxy& prxy, const std::string& url) {
         qDebug()<<"Testing proxy for url:"<<toString(prxy)<<"url="<<url.data();
@@ -214,20 +211,8 @@ namespace proxy {
           qDebug()<<"Direct or preconfigured proxy not available,"
             " try autoproxy negotiation";
           _direct = false;
-          List l(proxies(url));
-          for (List::const_iterator it(l.begin()); it!=l.end(); ++it) {
-            QNetworkProxy prxy((it->type==DEFAULT?QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy
-                                :(it->type==HTTP?QNetworkProxy::HttpProxy
-                                  :(it->type==SOCKS?QNetworkProxy::Socks5Proxy
-                                    :QNetworkProxy::NoProxy))),
-                               QString::fromStdString(it->host), it->port);
-            setupProxyCheck(prxy, url);
-          }
-          QNetworkProxy directProxy(QNetworkProxy::NoProxy);
-          setupProxyCheck(directProxy, url);
-          QNetworkProxy defaultProxy;
-          setupProxyCheck(defaultProxy, url);
-          _timeout2.start();
+          _url = url;
+          start(); // autoproxy detection in own thread
         } else {
           qDebug()<<"No proxy at all, giving up - offline?";
           proxyError(QNetworkReply::TimeoutError);
@@ -260,6 +245,26 @@ namespace proxy {
         for (QList<QSslError>::const_iterator it(l.begin()); it!=l.end(); ++it)
           qDebug()<<" SSL-Error -> "<<it->errorString();
       }
+      void threadFinished() {
+        for (List::const_iterator it(_proxies.begin());
+             it!=_proxies.end(); ++it) {
+          QNetworkProxy prxy((it->type==DEFAULT?QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy
+                              :(it->type==HTTP?QNetworkProxy::HttpProxy
+                                :(it->type==SOCKS?QNetworkProxy::Socks5Proxy
+                                  :QNetworkProxy::NoProxy))),
+                             QString::fromStdString(it->host), it->port);
+          setupProxyCheck(prxy, _url);
+        }
+        QNetworkProxy directProxy(QNetworkProxy::NoProxy);
+        setupProxyCheck(directProxy, _url);
+        QNetworkProxy defaultProxy;
+        setupProxyCheck(defaultProxy, _url);
+        _timeout2.start();
+      }
+    protected:
+      void run() {
+        _proxies = proxies(_url);
+      }
     private:
       typedef std::map
           <QNetworkReply*, std::pair<QNetworkAccessManager*, QNetworkProxy> >
@@ -268,6 +273,7 @@ namespace proxy {
       bool _direct;
       QTimer _timeout1;
       QTimer _timeout2;
+      List _proxies;
       std::string _url;
 #endif
   };