diff --git a/src/gui/notifications/notification.cpp b/src/gui/notifications/notification.cpp
index b8a968e4c..0ae423386 100644
--- a/src/gui/notifications/notification.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/notifications/notification.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ void Notification::notify(const QString &text, const QString &title, const QIcon
 
   // Show it.
   updateGeometries();
-  repaint();
-  show();
+
+  QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(show()));
+  QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(repaint()));
 
   m_timerId = startTimer(10000);
 }
diff --git a/src/network-web/adblock/adblockmanager.cpp b/src/network-web/adblock/adblockmanager.cpp
index b336d7628..0c71f214e 100755
--- a/src/network-web/adblock/adblockmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/network-web/adblock/adblockmanager.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ QString AdBlockManager::baseSubscriptionDirectory() {
     directory = qApp->homeFolderPath() + QDir::separator() + QString(APP_LOW_H_NAME);
   }
 
-  directory += QDir::separator() + ADBLOCK_BASE_DIRECTORY_NAME;
+  directory += QString(QDir::separator()) + ADBLOCK_BASE_DIRECTORY_NAME;
   return QDir::toNativeSeparators(directory);
 }