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diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
index 569257f..8d9e366 100644
--- a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   {
     final Desktop me = this;
     // Thread off the news reader, in case there are connection problems.
-    addDialogThread(new Runnable()
+    new Thread(new Runnable()
     {
       @Override
       public void run()
@@ -530,13 +530,13 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         showNews.setVisible(true);
         Cache.log.debug("Completed news thread.");
       }
-    });
+    }).start();
   }
 
   public void getIdentifiersOrgData()
   {
     // Thread off the identifiers fetcher
-    addDialogThread(new Runnable()
+    new Thread(new Runnable()
     {
       @Override
       public void run()
@@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
                   + e.getMessage());
         }
       }
-    });
+    }).start();
+    ;
   }
 
   @Override