diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 848ce7d..97e938d 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ bugs:
 
 * Direct Messages have no names, only screen names (may not be fixable without
   considerable tweets to python-twitter)
-* Segfault on start sometimes
 * Can't always kill tabs
diff --git a/mytwitter.py b/mytwitter.py
index 63bffab..e9c55b6 100755
--- a/mytwitter.py
+++ b/mytwitter.py
@@ -447,4 +447,6 @@ parser.add_option('-c' ,'--config', dest="filename", default="~/.mytwitter.conf"
 my_twitter = MyTwitter(options.filename)
 
 gtk.gdk.threads_init()
+gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
 gtk.main()
+gtk.gdk.threads_leave()