diff --git a/src/window/loadingwidget.cpp b/src/window/loadingwidget.cpp
index c5ac719..3f4091a 100644
--- a/src/window/loadingwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/window/loadingwidget.cpp
@@ -1,85 +1,85 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright 2009 Stefan Majewsky <majewsky@gmx.net>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
  *   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "loadingwidget.h"
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QRadialGradient>
 #include <QTimer>
 
 Palapeli::LoadingWidget::LoadingWidget(QWidget* parent)
 	: QWidget(parent)
-	, m_updateTimer(new QTimer)
+	, m_updateTimer(new QTimer(this))
 	, m_angleDegrees(0)
 {
 	setMinimumSize(QSize(64, 64));
 	m_updateTimer->setInterval(30);
 	connect(m_updateTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(update()));
 }
 
 void Palapeli::LoadingWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
 {
 	Q_UNUSED(event)
 	m_updateTimer->start();
 }
 
 void Palapeli::LoadingWidget::hideEvent(QHideEvent* event)
 {
 	Q_UNUSED(event)
 	m_updateTimer->stop();
 }
 
 void Palapeli::LoadingWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event)
 {
 	Q_UNUSED(event)
 	m_angleDegrees = (m_angleDegrees + 14) % 360;
 	const qreal pointerAngle = 2 * M_PI * m_angleDegrees / 360.0;
 	const QPointF pointerDirection(cos(pointerAngle), sin(pointerAngle));
 
 	QPainter painter(this);
 	painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
 	const QColor baseColor = painter.pen().color();
 	const QColor baseColorTransparent(baseColor.red(), baseColor.green(), baseColor.blue(), 0);
 	painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
 
 	//metrics
 	const QPoint center = rect().center();
 	const qreal distance = 32;
 	for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
 	{
 		//determine position of circle
 		const qreal angle = 0.25 * M_PI * i;
 		const QPointF thisDirection(cos(angle), sin(angle));
 		const QPointF thisCenter = center + distance * thisDirection;
 		//determine size of circle
 		const qreal scalarProd = thisDirection.x() * pointerDirection.x() + thisDirection.y() * pointerDirection.y();
 		const qreal thisRadius = 10 + 5 * scalarProd;
 		QSizeF thisSize(2 * thisRadius, 2 * thisRadius);
 		//create gradient for circle
 		QRadialGradient gradient(thisCenter, thisRadius);
 		gradient.setColorAt(0, baseColor);
 		gradient.setColorAt(0.4, baseColor);
 		gradient.setColorAt(0.6, baseColorTransparent);
 		painter.setBrush(gradient);
 		//draw circle
 		QRectF thisRect(QPointF(), thisSize);
 		thisRect.moveCenter(thisCenter);
 		painter.drawEllipse(thisRect);
 	}
 }