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diff --git a/src/httpfetch.cpp b/src/httpfetch.cpp
index 12e203e..a0dae80 100644
--- a/src/httpfetch.cpp
+++ b/src/httpfetch.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ class CurlFetchThread : public JThread
 
        void * Thread()
        {
+               ThreadStarted();
                log_register_thread("CurlFetchThread");
                DSTACK(__FUNCTION_NAME);
 
@@ -651,6 +652,8 @@ void httpfetch_cleanup()
 void httpfetch_async(const HTTPFetchRequest &fetchrequest)
 {
        g_httpfetch_thread->requestFetch(fetchrequest);
+       if (!g_httpfetch_thread->IsRunning())
+               g_httpfetch_thread->Start();
 }
 
 static void httpfetch_request_clear(unsigned long caller)