diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
index b7dcf9952..05f4fa3ad 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ ServerPage::ServerPage(QWidget * parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
   connect( ui.cleanKnownIPs_PB, SIGNAL( clicked( ) ), this, SLOT( clearKnownAddressList() ) );
   connect( ui.testIncomingTor_PB, SIGNAL( clicked( ) ), this, SLOT( updateTorInProxyIndicator() ) );
 
+  manager = NULL ;
+
    QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
    timer->connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateStatus()));
    timer->start(1000);
@@ -709,7 +711,8 @@ void ServerPage::updateTorInProxyIndicator()
     if(!mIsHiddenNode)
         return ;
 
-    static QNetworkAccessManager *manager = new  QNetworkAccessManager(this);
+    if(manager == NULL)
+        manager = new  QNetworkAccessManager(this);
 
     QNetworkProxy proxy ;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.h
index 0f81cd24c..206c74ebe 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/ServerPage.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "RsAutoUpdatePage.h"
 
 class QNetworkReply;
+class QNetworkAccessManager;
 
 class ServerPage: public ConfigPage
 {
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ private:
 
     Ui::ServerPage ui;
 
+    QNetworkAccessManager *manager ;
 
     bool mIsHiddenNode;
 };