diff --git a/shared/paralleldirscanner.cpp b/shared/paralleldirscanner.cpp
index 2a34509..63368b3 100644
--- a/shared/paralleldirscanner.cpp
+++ b/shared/paralleldirscanner.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void ParallelDirScanner::handleWorkersFinish()
 		running = false;
 		emit scanComplete();
 	}
+	delete QObject::sender();
 }
 
 unsigned int ParallelDirScanner::getThreadsNum() const
diff --git a/shared/paralleldirscanner.h b/shared/paralleldirscanner.h
index aacf951..610ebca 100644
--- a/shared/paralleldirscanner.h
+++ b/shared/paralleldirscanner.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ParallelDirScanner : public QObject
 	void progress(int, int);
   public slots:
 	void cancel();
+  private slots:
 	void handleWorkersProgress(unsigned int progress);
 	void handleWorkersFinish();
 };