--- a/src/gui/pages/anime_list.cc	Wed Jun 12 17:52:26 2024 -0400
+++ b/src/gui/pages/anime_list.cc	Wed Jun 12 19:49:19 2024 -0400
@@ -33,24 +33,29 @@
 
 #include <set>
 
-AnimeListPageUpdateEntryThread::AnimeListPageUpdateEntryThread(AnimeListPage* parent) : QThread(parent) {
-	page_ = parent;
-}
+AnimeListPageUpdateEntryThread::AnimeListPageUpdateEntryThread(QObject* parent) : QThread(parent) {}
 
 void AnimeListPageUpdateEntryThread::AddToQueue(int id) {
-	const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_mutex);
+	const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(queue_mutex_);
 	queue_.push(id);
 }
 
 /* processes the queue... */
 void AnimeListPageUpdateEntryThread::run() {
-	{
-		const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(_queue_mutex);
-		while (!queue_.empty() && !isInterruptionRequested()) {
-			Services::UpdateAnimeEntry(queue_.front());
-			queue_.pop();
-		}
+	queue_mutex_.lock();
+	while (!queue_.empty() && !isInterruptionRequested()) {
+		int id = queue_.front();
+
+		/* unlock the mutex for a long blocking operation, so items
+		 * can be added without worry */
+		queue_mutex_.unlock();
+		Services::UpdateAnimeEntry(id);
+		queue_mutex_.lock();
+
+		queue_.pop();
 	}
+	queue_mutex_.unlock();
+
 	emit NeedRefresh();
 }
 
@@ -447,7 +452,7 @@
 
 /* --------- QTabWidget replication end ---------- */
 
-AnimeListPage::AnimeListPage(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent), update_entry_thread_(this) {
+AnimeListPage::AnimeListPage(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
 	/* Tab bar */
 	tab_bar = new QTabBar(this);
 	tab_bar->setExpanding(false);