diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.h b/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.h
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.h
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.h
@@ -23,15 +23,21 @@
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QVector>
 
-class AutoStartItem;
+class AutoStartItem
+{
+public:
+    QString name;
+    QString service;
+    QString startAfter;
+    int     phase;
+};
 
 class AutoStart
 {
 public:
     AutoStart();
     ~AutoStart();
 
-    void loadAutoStartList();
     QString startService();
     void    setPhase(int phase);
     void    setPhaseDone();
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@
     }
 
 private:
+    void loadAutoStartList();
     QVector<AutoStartItem> m_startList;
     QStringList m_started;
     int m_phase;
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.cpp b/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.cpp
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.cpp
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/autostart.cpp
@@ -23,19 +23,10 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QDir>
 
-class AutoStartItem
-{
-public:
-    QString name;
-    QString service;
-    QString startAfter;
-    int     phase;
-};
-Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(AutoStartItem, Q_MOVABLE_TYPE);
-
 AutoStart::AutoStart()
     : m_phase(-1), m_phasedone(false)
 {
+    loadAutoStartList();
 }
 
 AutoStart::~AutoStart()
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.h b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.h
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.h
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    AutoStartAppsJob(int phase);
+    AutoStartAppsJob(const AutoStart &autoStart, int phase);
     void start() override;
 private:
     AutoStart m_autoStart;
diff --git a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
--- a/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
+++ b/startkde/plasma-session/startup.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    Phase(QObject *parent):
-        KCompositeJob(parent)
+    Phase(const AutoStart &autostart, QObject *parent)
+        : KCompositeJob(parent)
+        , m_autostart(autostart)
     {}
 
     bool addSubjob(KJob *job) override {
@@ -82,17 +83,20 @@
             emitResult();
         }
     }
+
+protected:
+    const AutoStart m_autostart;
 };
 
 class StartupPhase0: public Phase
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    StartupPhase0(QObject *parent) : Phase(parent)
+    StartupPhase0(const AutoStart& autostart, QObject *parent) : Phase(autostart, parent)
     {}
     void start() override {
         qCDebug(PLASMA_SESSION) << "Phase 0";
-        addSubjob(new AutoStartAppsJob(0));
+        addSubjob(new AutoStartAppsJob(m_autostart, 0));
         addSubjob(new KCMInitJob(1));
         addSubjob(new SleepJob());
     }
@@ -102,26 +106,26 @@
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    StartupPhase1(QObject *parent) : Phase(parent)
+    StartupPhase1(const AutoStart& autostart, QObject *parent) : Phase(autostart, parent)
     {}
     void start() override {
         qCDebug(PLASMA_SESSION) << "Phase 1";
-        addSubjob(new AutoStartAppsJob(1));
+        addSubjob(new AutoStartAppsJob(m_autostart, 1));
     }
 };
 
 class StartupPhase2: public Phase
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    StartupPhase2(QObject *parent) : Phase(parent)
+    StartupPhase2(const AutoStart& autostart, QObject *parent) : Phase(autostart, parent)
     {}
     void runUserAutostart();
     bool migrateKDE4Autostart(const QString &folder);
 
     void start() override {
         qCDebug(PLASMA_SESSION) << "Phase 2";
-        addSubjob(new AutoStartAppsJob(2));
+        addSubjob(new AutoStartAppsJob(m_autostart, 2));
         addSubjob(new KDEDInitJob());
         addSubjob(new KCMInitJob(2));
         runUserAutostart();
@@ -200,9 +204,11 @@
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerObject(QStringLiteral("/Startup"), QStringLiteral("org.kde.Startup"), this);
     QDBusConnection::sessionBus().registerService(QStringLiteral("org.kde.Startup"));
 
-    auto phase0 = new StartupPhase0(this);
-    auto phase1 = new StartupPhase1(this);
-    auto phase2 = new StartupPhase2(this);
+    const AutoStart autostart;
+
+    auto phase0 = new StartupPhase0(autostart, this);
+    auto phase1 = new StartupPhase1(autostart, this);
+    auto phase2 = new StartupPhase2(autostart, this);
     auto restoreSession = new RestoreSessionJob();
 
     // this includes starting kwin (currently)
@@ -373,9 +379,9 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-AutoStartAppsJob::AutoStartAppsJob(int phase)
+AutoStartAppsJob::AutoStartAppsJob(const AutoStart & autostart, int phase)
+    : m_autoStart(autostart)
 {
-    m_autoStart.loadAutoStartList(); //FIXME, share this between jobs
     m_autoStart.setPhase(phase);
 }