X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fgui%2FDesktop.java;fp=src%2Fjalview%2Fgui%2FDesktop.java;h=e13a63e1a4f6791e1e692f77dd00f52016ca6628;hb=ff19b30084bdeeb73ae6983d617992220baf495b;hp=cc4cc4866f27968d3035a81abf315713a5a1d59b;hpb=53601a266c5c00791cb0173b3146f982247cd338;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
index cc4cc48..e13a63e 100644
--- a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public class Desktop extends GDesktop
    */
   public static Desktop getInstance()
   {
-    return Jalview.isHeadlessMode() || Jalview.isSynchronous() ? null
+    return Jalview.isHeadlessMode() ? null
             : (Desktop) ApplicationSingletonProvider
                     .getInstance(Desktop.class);
   }
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ public class Desktop extends GDesktop
     // A HEADLESS STATE WHEN NO DESKTOP EXISTS. MUST RETURN
     // IF JALVIEW IS RUNNING HEADLESS
     // ///////////////////////////////////////////////
-    if (Jalview.isHeadlessMode() || Jalview.isSynchronous())
+    if (Jalview.isHeadlessMode())
     {
       return;
     }