diff --git a/src/collection/collectionmodel.cpp b/src/collection/collectionmodel.cpp
index 16bee9a89..2a9d2b13b 100644
--- a/src/collection/collectionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/collection/collectionmodel.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ CollectionModel::CollectionModel(CollectionBackend *backend, Application *app, Q
   if (app_ && !sIconCache) {
     sIconCache = new QNetworkDiskCache(this);
     sIconCache->setCacheDirectory(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation) + "/" + kPixmapDiskCacheDir);
+    connect(app_, SIGNAL(ClearPixmapDiskCache()), SLOT(ClearDiskCache()));
   }
 
   connect(backend_, SIGNAL(SongsDiscovered(SongList)), SLOT(SongsDiscovered(SongList)));
@@ -140,10 +141,6 @@ CollectionModel::CollectionModel(CollectionBackend *backend, Application *app, Q
   backend_->UpdateTotalArtistCountAsync();
   backend_->UpdateTotalAlbumCountAsync();
 
-  if (app_) {
-    connect(app_, SIGNAL(ClearPixmapDiskCache()), SLOT(ClearDiskCache()));
-  }
-
   ReloadSettings();
 
 }