diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
index 63030c14..414b7bca 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ gameLobbyDialogImpl::gameLobbyDialogImpl(QWidget *parent, ConfigFile *c)
 
 	myAppDataPath = QString::fromUtf8(myConfig->readConfigString("AppDataDir").c_str());
 
+	myOpenGameTimeoutMsgBoxImpl.reset(new timeoutMsgBoxImpl(this, 1));
+
 	//wait start game message
 	waitStartGameMsgBox = new QMessageBox(this);
 	waitStartGameMsgBox->setText(tr("Starting game. Please wait ..."));
@@ -844,7 +846,7 @@ void gameLobbyDialogImpl::joinAnyGameButtonRefresh() {
 
 void gameLobbyDialogImpl::startOpenGameTimeout() {
 
-	myOpenGameTimeoutMsgBoxImpl.reset(new timeoutMsgBoxImpl(this, mySession, 1));
+	myOpenGameTimeoutMsgBoxImpl->setMySession(mySession);
 
 	myOpenGameTimeoutMsgBoxImpl->show();
 	myOpenGameTimeoutMsgBoxImpl->raise();
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/timeoutmsgbox/timeoutmsgboximpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/timeoutmsgbox/timeoutmsgboximpl.cpp
index dc1c403f..e68cbce3 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/timeoutmsgbox/timeoutmsgboximpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/timeoutmsgbox/timeoutmsgboximpl.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include "timeoutmsgboximpl.h"
 #include "session.h"
 
-timeoutMsgBoxImpl::timeoutMsgBoxImpl(QDialog *parent, Session *s, int id)
- : QMessageBox(parent), mySession(s), msgId(id)
+timeoutMsgBoxImpl::timeoutMsgBoxImpl(QDialog *parent, int id)
+ : QMessageBox(parent), mySession(NULL), msgId(id)
 {
 	okButton = this->addButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/timeoutmsgbox/timeoutmsgboximpl.h b/src/gui/qt/timeoutmsgbox/timeoutmsgboximpl.h
index 4db0baf4..82930ab3 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/timeoutmsgbox/timeoutmsgboximpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/timeoutmsgbox/timeoutmsgboximpl.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class timeoutMsgBoxImpl : public QMessageBox
 {
 Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    timeoutMsgBoxImpl(QDialog*, Session*, int);
+    timeoutMsgBoxImpl(QDialog*, int);
 
     ~timeoutMsgBoxImpl();
 
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public slots:
 	void startTimeout();
 	void timerRefresh();
 
+	void setMySession ( Session* theValue ) { mySession = theValue; }
+
 private: 
 
 	QTimer *timeOutTimer;