diff --git a/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/actions.cpp b/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/actions.cpp
index db584e1db..9709595a0 100644
--- a/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/actions.cpp
+++ b/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/actions.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void Actions::load()
             m_actions = reply.value();
             emit loaded();
         }
+        watcher->deleteLater();
     });
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ void Actions::trigger(const QString &name, uint timestamp)
         if (reply.isError()) {
             qCWarning(DBUSMENUPROXY) << "Failed to invoke action" << name << "on" << m_serviceName << "at" << m_objectPath << reply.error();
         }
+        watcher->deleteLater();
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/gmenudbusmenuproxy.desktop b/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/gmenudbusmenuproxy.desktop
index 4bd5dc4ef..7a7404b9a 100644
--- a/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/gmenudbusmenuproxy.desktop
+++ b/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/gmenudbusmenuproxy.desktop
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Name=GMenuDBusMenuProxy
 Type=Application
 X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
 OnlyShowIn=KDE;
-X-KDE-autostart-phase=0
+X-KDE-autostart-phase=1
diff --git a/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/menu.cpp b/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/menu.cpp
index 793f2c228..4e5ba6d90 100644
--- a/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/menu.cpp
+++ b/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/menu.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ void Menu::start(uint id)
     QDBusPendingReply<GMenuItemList> reply = QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(msg);
     QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(reply, this);
     connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, this, [this, id](QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher) {
-        QDBusPendingReply<GMenuItemList> reply = *watcher;
+        QScopedPointer<QDBusPendingCallWatcher, QScopedPointerDeleteLater> watcherPtr(watcher);
+
+        QDBusPendingReply<GMenuItemList> reply = *watcherPtr;
         if (reply.isError()) {
             qCWarning(DBUSMENUPROXY) << "Failed to start subscription to" << id << "on" << m_serviceName << "at" << m_objectPath << reply.error();
             emit failedToSubscribe(id);
@@ -108,8 +110,6 @@ void Menu::start(uint id)
 
             emit subscribed(id);
         }
-
-        watcher->deleteLater();
     });
 }
 
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ void Menu::stop(const QList<uint> &ids)
                 emit menuDisappeared();
             }
         }
+        watcher->deleteLater();
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/window.cpp b/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/window.cpp
index b24d7633f..b050216b1 100644
--- a/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/window.cpp
+++ b/gmenu-dbusmenu-proxy/window.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void Window::init()
      }
 
     if (!m_applicationObjectPath.isEmpty()) {
-        m_applicationActions = new Actions(m_serviceName, m_applicationObjectPath);
+        m_applicationActions = new Actions(m_serviceName, m_applicationObjectPath, this);
         connect(m_applicationActions, &Actions::actionsChanged, this, [this](const QStringList &dirtyActions) {
             onActionsChanged(dirtyActions, s_applicationActionsPrefix);
         });
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void Window::init()
     }
 
     if (!m_unityObjectPath.isEmpty()) {
-        m_unityActions = new Actions(m_serviceName, m_unityObjectPath);
+        m_unityActions = new Actions(m_serviceName, m_unityObjectPath, this);
         connect(m_unityActions, &Actions::actionsChanged, this, [this](const QStringList &dirtyActions) {
             onActionsChanged(dirtyActions, s_unityActionsPrefix);
         });
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void Window::init()
     }
 
     if (!m_windowObjectPath.isEmpty()) {
-        m_windowActions = new Actions(m_serviceName, m_windowObjectPath);
+        m_windowActions = new Actions(m_serviceName, m_windowObjectPath, this);
         connect(m_windowActions, &Actions::actionsChanged, this, [this](const QStringList &dirtyActions) {
             onActionsChanged(dirtyActions, s_windowActionsPrefix);
         });
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ bool Window::registerDBusObject()
     static int menus = 0;
     ++menus;
 
+    new DbusmenuAdaptor(this);
+
     const QString objectPath = QStringLiteral("/MenuBar/%1").arg(QString::number(menus));
     qCDebug(DBUSMENUPROXY) << "Registering DBus object path" << objectPath;
 
@@ -354,8 +356,6 @@ bool Window::registerDBusObject()
         return false;
     }
 
-    new DbusmenuAdaptor(this); // do this before registering the object?
-
     m_proxyObjectPath = objectPath;
 
     return true;