diff --git a/editor/main.c b/editor/main.c
index 7baa66d..5b72a71 100644
--- a/editor/main.c
+++ b/editor/main.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ gint main(gint argc, gchar *argv[]) {
   glade_xml_signal_autoconnect(xml);
 
   if (g_thread_supported()) {
-    g_thread_init(NULL);
     gdk_threads_init();
   } else {
     g_error("Threads not supported, we die.");
@@ -125,8 +124,7 @@ gint main(gint argc, gchar *argv[]) {
 
   // Start the polling thread to try to connect to the LED-Cube.
   GError *error;
-  g_thread_init(NULL);
-  connectThread = g_thread_create((GThreadFunc)connectToLEDCube, NULL, TRUE, &error);
+  connectThread = g_thread_new("connection_thread", (GThreadFunc)connectToLEDCube, &error);
   if (connectThread == NULL) {
     g_error("Can't create the thread, we stop here.");
     exit(1);