3 files changed, 9 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/src/qmmp/metadatamanager.cpp b/src/qmmp/metadatamanager.cpp
index ffacd817f..9080a25f6 100644
--- a/src/qmmp/metadatamanager.cpp
+++ b/src/qmmp/metadatamanager.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QMutexLocker>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include "decoder.h"
 #include "decoderfactory.h"
 #include "abstractengine.h"
@@ -35,16 +36,12 @@ MetaDataManager* MetaDataManager::m_instance = nullptr;
 
 MetaDataManager::MetaDataManager() : m_mutex(QMutex::Recursive)
 {
-    if(m_instance)
-        qFatal("MetaDataManager is already created");
-    m_instance = this;
     m_settings = QmmpSettings::instance();
 }
 
 MetaDataManager::~MetaDataManager()
 {
     clearCoverCache();
-    m_instance = nullptr;
 }
 
 QList<TrackInfo *> MetaDataManager::createPlayList(const QString &path, TrackInfo::Parts parts, QStringList *ignoredPaths) const
@@ -310,7 +307,10 @@ void MetaDataManager::prepareForAnotherThread()
 MetaDataManager *MetaDataManager::instance()
 {
     if(!m_instance)
+    {
         m_instance = new MetaDataManager();
+        qAddPostRoutine(&MetaDataManager::destroy);
+    }
     return m_instance;
 }
 
@@ -318,4 +318,5 @@ void MetaDataManager::destroy()
 {
     if(m_instance)
         delete m_instance;
+    m_instance = nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/src/qmmp/metadatamanager.h b/src/qmmp/metadatamanager.h
index 031a2e55c..fdce4ab1d 100644
--- a/src/qmmp/metadatamanager.h
+++ b/src/qmmp/metadatamanager.h
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@ class QMMP_EXPORT MetaDataManager
 {
 public:
     /*!
-     * Constructor. Use MetaDataManager::instance() instead.
-     */
-    MetaDataManager();
-    /*!
-     * Destructor. Use MetaDataManager::destroy() instead.
-     */
-    ~MetaDataManager();
-    /*!
      * Extracts metadata and audio information from file \b path and returns a list of FileInfo items.
      * One file may contain several playlist items (for example: cda disk or flac with embedded cue)
      * @param path Local file path or URL.
@@ -114,12 +106,12 @@ public:
      * Returns a pointer to the MetaDataManager instance.
      */
     static MetaDataManager* instance();
-    /*!
-     * Destroys MetaDataManager object.
-     */
-    static void destroy();
 
 private:
+    MetaDataManager();
+    ~MetaDataManager();
+    static void destroy();
+
     struct CoverCacheItem
     {
         QString url;
diff --git a/src/qmmp/soundcore.cpp b/src/qmmp/soundcore.cpp
index a535b1b71..611d597fe 100644
--- a/src/qmmp/soundcore.cpp
+++ b/src/qmmp/soundcore.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ SoundCore::SoundCore(QObject *parent)
 SoundCore::~SoundCore()
 {
     stop();
-    MetaDataManager::destroy();
     m_instance = nullptr;
 }