--- a/src/gui/widgets/poster.cc	Wed Jan 10 21:23:57 2024 -0500
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/poster.cc	Sat Jan 13 09:42:02 2024 -0500
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QPixmap>
-#include <QThreadPool>
+#include <QThread>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 
@@ -35,10 +35,19 @@
 }
 
 void Poster::SetAnime(const Anime::Anime& anime) {
-	QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start([this, anime] {
-		QByteArray ba = HTTP::Get(anime.GetPosterUrl(), {});
-		ImageDownloadFinished(ba);
-	});
+	{
+		QByteArray ba;
+
+		QThread* thread = QThread::create([&] {
+			ba = HTTP::Get(anime.GetPosterUrl(), {});
+		});
+
+		connect(thread, &QThread::finished, this, [&] {
+			ImageDownloadFinished(ba);
+		});
+
+		thread->start();
+	}
 
 	label->disconnect();
 	connect(label, &ClickableLabel::clicked, this,