diff --git a/scripting/scripting.cpp b/scripting/scripting.cpp
index 3405a410bf..a06f77d7fe 100644
--- a/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scripting.cpp
@@ -294,14 +294,13 @@ void KWin::Scripting::start()
     // perform querying for the services in a thread
     QFutureWatcher<LoadScriptList> *watcher = new QFutureWatcher<LoadScriptList>(this);
     connect(watcher, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(slotScriptsQueried()));
-    watcher->setFuture(QtConcurrent::run(this, &KWin::Scripting::queryScriptsToLoad));
-}
-
-LoadScriptList KWin::Scripting::queryScriptsToLoad()
-{
     KSharedConfig::Ptr _config = KGlobal::config();
     KConfigGroup conf(_config, "Plugins");
+    watcher->setFuture(QtConcurrent::run(this, &KWin::Scripting::queryScriptsToLoad, conf));
+}
 
+LoadScriptList KWin::Scripting::queryScriptsToLoad(KConfigGroup &conf)
+{
     KService::List offers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query("KWin/Script");
     LoadScriptList scriptsToLoad;
 
diff --git a/scripting/scripting.h b/scripting/scripting.h
index d445635251..ce71355687 100644
--- a/scripting/scripting.h
+++ b/scripting/scripting.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void slotScriptsQueried();
 
 private:
-    LoadScriptList queryScriptsToLoad();
+    LoadScriptList queryScriptsToLoad(KConfigGroup &conf);
 };
 
 }