diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
index 2215460b..d698dbdb 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
@@ -207,21 +207,23 @@ public class CamrecApplication extends Application {
     }
 
     private void registerAlertSystem() {
-        try {
-            // don't register before 1 minute has passed, because directly after
-            // the start of ctbrec, an event for every online model would be fired,
-            // which is annoying as f
-            Thread.sleep(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(1));
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            try {
+                // don't register before 1 minute has passed, because directly after
+                // the start of ctbrec, an event for every online model would be fired,
+                // which is annoying as f
+                Thread.sleep(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(1));
 
-            for (EventHandlerConfiguration config : Config.getInstance().getSettings().eventHandlers) {
-                EventHandler handler = new EventHandler(config);
-                EventBusHolder.register(handler);
-                LOG.debug("Registered event handler for {} {}", config.getEvent(), config.getName());
+                for (EventHandlerConfiguration config : Config.getInstance().getSettings().eventHandlers) {
+                    EventHandler handler = new EventHandler(config);
+                    EventBusHolder.register(handler);
+                    LOG.debug("Registered event handler for {} {}", config.getEvent(), config.getName());
+                }
+                LOG.debug("Alert System registered");
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
             }
-            LOG.debug("Alert System registered");
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
+        }).start();
     }
 
     private void writeColorSchemeStyleSheet(Stage primaryStage) {