diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/queue/CommandQueue.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/queue/CommandQueue.java
index 3e696e9857..04da1cd9a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/queue/CommandQueue.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/queue/CommandQueue.java
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ public class CommandQueue {
     public static void independentConnect(String reason, Callback callback) {
         CommandQueue tempCommandQueue = new CommandQueue();
         tempCommandQueue.readStatus(reason, callback);
-        QueueThread tempThread = new QueueThread(tempCommandQueue);
-        tempThread.start();
     }
 
     // returns true if command is queued
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/queue/QueueThread.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/queue/QueueThread.java
index acff83a1d2..d257bd24d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/queue/QueueThread.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/queue/QueueThread.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class QueueThread extends Thread {
     private PowerManager.WakeLock mWakeLock;
 
     public QueueThread(CommandQueue queue) {
-        super(QueueThread.class.toString());
+        super();
 
         this.queue = queue;
         PowerManager powerManager = (PowerManager) MainApp.instance().getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);