diff --git a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/autosaver.cpp b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/autosaver.cpp
index c43d09d5e..9271d6f30 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/autosaver.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/autosaver.cpp
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ void AutoSaver::changeOccurred() {
     saveIfNeccessary();
   }
   else {
-    m_timer.start(m_periodicSaveMsecs);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&m_timer,
+                              "start",
+                              Qt::ConnectionType::BlockingQueuedConnection,
+                              Q_ARG(int, m_periodicSaveMsecs));
   }
 }
 
 void AutoSaver::saveIfNeccessary() {
   if (m_timer.isActive()) {
-    m_timer.stop();
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&m_timer, "stop", Qt::ConnectionType::BlockingQueuedConnection);
     m_firstChange.invalidate();
 
     if (!QMetaObject::invokeMethod(parent(), qPrintable(m_savingSlot), Qt::ConnectionType::DirectConnection)) {
diff --git a/src/librssguard/network-web/cookiejar.h b/src/librssguard/network-web/cookiejar.h
index 69975262b..f3e1468f4 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/network-web/cookiejar.h
+++ b/src/librssguard/network-web/cookiejar.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class QWebEngineCookieStore;
 #endif
 
 class CookieJar : public QNetworkCookieJar {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
   public:
     explicit CookieJar(QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
@@ -29,15 +31,15 @@ class CookieJar : public QNetworkCookieJar {
   public:
     static QList<QNetworkCookie> extractCookiesFromUrl(const QString& url);
 
+  public slots:
+    void loadCookies();
+    void saveCookies();
+
   private:
     bool insertCookieInternal(const QNetworkCookie& cookie, bool notify_others, bool should_save);
     bool updateCookieInternal(const QNetworkCookie& cookie, bool notify_others);
     bool deleteCookieInternal(const QNetworkCookie& cookie, bool notify_others);
 
-  private slots:
-    void loadCookies();
-    void saveCookies();
-
   private:
 #if defined(USE_WEBENGINE)
     QWebEngineCookieStore* m_webEngineCookies;