diff --git a/panels/panels.cpp b/panels/panels.cpp
index 30af5c7f2..19b9dbd65 100644
--- a/panels/panels.cpp
+++ b/panels/panels.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "timeline/clip.h"
 #include "effects/transition.h"
 #include "global/config.h"
-#include "effects/effectloaders.h"
 #include "global/debug.h"
 
 #include <QScrollBar>
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ void alloc_panels(QWidget* parent) {
   panel_project = new Project(parent);
   panel_project->setObjectName("proj_root");
   panel_effect_controls = new EffectControls(parent);
-  EffectInit::StartLoading();
   panel_effect_controls->setObjectName("fx_controls");
   panel_timeline = new Timeline(parent);
   panel_timeline->setObjectName("timeline");
diff --git a/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index eafbfb34f..eef2a5c95 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "rendering/audio.h"
 #include "rendering/renderfunctions.h"
 #include "undo/undostack.h"
+#include "effects/effectloaders.h"
 
 MainWindow* olive::MainWindow;
 
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
   QMainWindow(parent),
   first_show(true)
 {
+  EffectInit::StartLoading();
+
   olive::cursor::Initialize();
 
   open_debug_file();