diff --git a/src/decoders/SmartImageDecoder.cpp b/src/decoders/SmartImageDecoder.cpp
index ebe0c530..9588efe4 100644
--- a/src/decoders/SmartImageDecoder.cpp
+++ b/src/decoders/SmartImageDecoder.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void SmartImageDecoder::run()
     std::lock_guard g(d->asyncApiMtx);
     d->promise->start();
 
-    // reference the currently decoded image to prevent it from being deleted while decoding is still ongoing
+    // reference the currently decoded image to prevent it from being deleted while decoding is still ongoing (#43)
     auto refImg = d->imageUnsafe();
     if (!refImg.isNull())
     {
diff --git a/src/logic/ANPV.cpp b/src/logic/ANPV.cpp
index 5b60510c..d12ab915 100644
--- a/src/logic/ANPV.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/ANPV.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct ANPV::Impl
         this->dirModel->setRootPath("");
         this->dirModel->setFilter(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
         
-        this->fileModel = new SortedImageModel(nullptr);
+        this->fileModel = new SortedImageModel(q);
         connect(qGuiApp, &QGuiApplication::lastWindowClosed, q,
             [&]()
             {