diff --git a/src/engines/gstengine.cpp b/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
index f7031562f..da873cb33 100644
--- a/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
@@ -107,46 +107,8 @@ GstEngine::~GstEngine() {
   gst_deinit();
 }
 
-void GstEngine::SetEnv(const char *key, const QString &value) {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
-  putenv(QString("%1=%2").arg(key, value).toLocal8Bit().constData());
-#else
-  setenv(key, value.toLocal8Bit().constData(), 1);
-#endif
-}
-
 bool GstEngine::Init() {
-  QString scanner_path;
-  QString plugin_path;
-  QString registry_filename;
-
-  // On windows and mac we bundle the gstreamer plugins with clementine
-#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-  scanner_path = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../PlugIns/gst-plugin-scanner";
-  plugin_path = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../PlugIns/gstreamer";
-#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN32)
-  plugin_path = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/gstreamer-plugins";
-#endif
-
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN32) || defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
-  registry_filename = Utilities::GetConfigPath(Utilities::Path_GstreamerRegistry);
-#endif
-
-  if (!scanner_path.isEmpty())
-    SetEnv("GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER", scanner_path);
-
-  if (!plugin_path.isEmpty()) {
-    SetEnv("GST_PLUGIN_PATH", plugin_path);
-    // Never load plugins from anywhere else.
-    SetEnv("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH", plugin_path);
-  }
-
-  if (!registry_filename.isEmpty()) {
-    SetEnv("GST_REGISTRY", registry_filename);
-  }
-
   initialising_ = QtConcurrent::run(&GstEngine::InitialiseGstreamer);
-
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 481647143..4aca0421b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,47 @@ void IncreaseFDLimit() {
 #endif
 }
 
+void SetEnv(const char *key, const QString &value) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+  putenv(QString("%1=%2").arg(key, value).toLocal8Bit().constData());
+#else
+  setenv(key, value.toLocal8Bit().constData(), 1);
+#endif
+}
+
+// This must be done early so that the spotify blob process also picks up
+// these environment variables.
+void SetGstreamerEnvironment() {
+  QString scanner_path;
+  QString plugin_path;
+  QString registry_filename;
+
+  // On windows and mac we bundle the gstreamer plugins with clementine
+#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
+  scanner_path = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../PlugIns/gst-plugin-scanner";
+  plugin_path = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../PlugIns/gstreamer";
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN32)
+  plugin_path = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/gstreamer-plugins";
+#endif
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN32) || defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
+  registry_filename = Utilities::GetConfigPath(Utilities::Path_GstreamerRegistry);
+#endif
+
+  if (!scanner_path.isEmpty())
+    SetEnv("GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER", scanner_path);
+
+  if (!plugin_path.isEmpty()) {
+    SetEnv("GST_PLUGIN_PATH", plugin_path);
+    // Never load plugins from anywhere else.
+    SetEnv("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH", plugin_path);
+  }
+
+  if (!registry_filename.isEmpty()) {
+    SetEnv("GST_REGISTRY", registry_filename);
+  }
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_GIO
 # undef signals // Clashes with GIO, and not needed in this file
 # include <gio/gio.h>
@@ -335,6 +376,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_NativeWindows, true);
 #endif
 
+  SetGstreamerEnvironment();
+
   // Set the permissions on the config file on Unix - it can contain passwords
   // for internet services so it's important that other users can't read it.
   // On Windows these are stored in the registry instead.