diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index 45a93bb7b..3443ebbfc 100755
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -2177,11 +2177,7 @@ void QBtSession::recursiveTorrentDownload(const QTorrentHandle &h) {
   }
 }
 
-void QBtSession::cleanUpAutoRunProcess(int) {
-  sender()->deleteLater();
-}
-
-void QBtSession::autoRunExternalProgram(const QTorrentHandle &h, bool async) {
+void QBtSession::autoRunExternalProgram(const QTorrentHandle &h) {
   if (!h.is_valid()) return;
   QString program = Preferences().getAutoRunProgram().trimmed();
   if (program.isEmpty()) return;
@@ -2194,14 +2190,7 @@ void QBtSession::autoRunExternalProgram(const QTorrentHandle &h, bool async) {
   program.replace("%f", torrent_path);
   // Replace %n by torrent name
   program.replace("%n", h.name());
-  QProcess *process = new QProcess;
-  if (async) {
-    connect(process, SIGNAL(finished(int)), this, SLOT(cleanUpAutoRunProcess(int)));
-    process->start(program);
-  } else {
-    process->execute(program);
-    delete process;
-  }
+  QProcess::startDetached(program);
 }
 
 void QBtSession::sendNotificationEmail(const QTorrentHandle &h) {
@@ -2294,7 +2283,7 @@ void QBtSession::readAlerts() {
   #endif
             // AutoRun program
             if (pref.isAutoRunEnabled())
-              autoRunExternalProgram(h, will_shutdown);
+              autoRunExternalProgram(h);
             // Move .torrent file to another folder
             if (pref.isFinishedTorrentExportEnabled())
                 exportTorrentFile(h, FinishedTorrentExportFolder);
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.h b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.h
index 1aa3f9656..95573f913 100755
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.h
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.h
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ private slots:
   void exportTorrentFiles(QString path);
   void saveTempFastResumeData();
   void sendNotificationEmail(const QTorrentHandle &h);
-  void autoRunExternalProgram(const QTorrentHandle &h, bool async=true);
-  void cleanUpAutoRunProcess(int);
+  void autoRunExternalProgram(const QTorrentHandle &h);
   void mergeTorrents(QTorrentHandle& h_ex, boost::intrusive_ptr<libtorrent::torrent_info> t);
   void mergeTorrents(QTorrentHandle& h_ex, const QString& magnet_uri);
   void exportTorrentFile(const QTorrentHandle &h, TorrentExportFolder folder = RegularTorrentExportFolder);