diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/perseus/perseusinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/perseus/perseusinput.cpp
index 2e4225f31..7c277762f 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/perseus/perseusinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/perseus/perseusinput.cpp
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ bool PerseusInput::applySettings(const PerseusSettings& settings, bool force)
     {
         if (m_perseusThread && m_perseusThread->isRunning())
         {
-            m_perseusThread->stopWork();
-            m_perseusThread->startWork();
+            stop();
+            start();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/perseus/perseusthread.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/perseus/perseusthread.cpp
index 9bc420749..611c273f6 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/perseus/perseusthread.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/perseus/perseusthread.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ PerseusThread::~PerseusThread()
 
 void PerseusThread::startWork()
 {
+    qDebug("PerseusThread::startWork");
     m_startWaitMutex.lock();
     start();
     while(!m_running)