diff --git a/src/webpage.cpp b/src/webpage.cpp
index eaad90dd..734bddf9 100644
--- a/src/webpage.cpp
+++ b/src/webpage.cpp
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ WebPage::WebPage(QObject *parent, const Config *config)
     setObjectName("WebPage");
     m_webPage = new CustomPage(this);
     m_mainFrame = m_webPage->mainFrame();
+    m_mainFrame->setHtml(BLANK_HTML);
 
-    connect(m_mainFrame, SIGNAL(javaScriptWindowObjectCleared()), SIGNAL(initialized()));
-    connect(m_webPage, SIGNAL(loadStarted()), SIGNAL(loadStarted()));
-    connect(m_webPage, SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), SLOT(finish(bool)));
+    connect(m_mainFrame, SIGNAL(javaScriptWindowObjectCleared()), SIGNAL(initialized()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    connect(m_webPage, SIGNAL(loadStarted()), SIGNAL(loadStarted()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    connect(m_webPage, SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), SLOT(finish(bool)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
     // Start with transparent background.
     QPalette palette = m_webPage->palette();
@@ -135,8 +136,6 @@ WebPage::WebPage(QObject *parent, const Config *config)
     m_webPage->settings()->setAttribute(QWebSettings::LocalStorageEnabled, true);
     m_webPage->settings()->setLocalStoragePath(QDesktopServices::storageLocation(QDesktopServices::DataLocation));
 
-    m_mainFrame->setHtml(BLANK_HTML);
-
     // Custom network access manager to allow traffic monitoring.
     m_networkAccessManager = new NetworkAccessManager(this, config);
     m_webPage->setNetworkAccessManager(m_networkAccessManager);
diff --git a/test/webpage-spec.js b/test/webpage-spec.js
index b4ff6d5b..4feefaf8 100644
--- a/test/webpage-spec.js
+++ b/test/webpage-spec.js
@@ -236,9 +236,16 @@ describe("WebPage construction with options", function () {
             };
         var page = new WebPage(opts);
         it("should have onLoadStarted that was specified",function () {
-            expect(started).toEqual(false);
-            page.open("about:blank");
-            expect(started).toEqual(true);
+            runs(function() {
+                expect(started).toEqual(false);
+                page.open("about:blank");
+            });
+
+            waits(0);
+
+            runs(function() {
+                expect(started).toEqual(true);
+            });
         });
     });
 
@@ -251,9 +258,16 @@ describe("WebPage construction with options", function () {
             };
         var page = new WebPage(opts);
         it("should have onLoadFinished that was specified",function () {
-            expect(finished).toEqual(false);
-            page.open("about:blank");
-            expect(finished).toEqual(true);
+            runs(function() {
+                expect(finished).toEqual(false);
+                page.open("about:blank");
+            });
+
+            waits(0);
+
+            runs(function() {
+                expect(finished).toEqual(true);
+            });
         });
     });