diff --git a/src/common/guifacade.cpp b/src/common/guifacade.cpp
index 8b2bf0dee..60a16d0f6 100644
--- a/src/common/guifacade.cpp
+++ b/src/common/guifacade.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "lib/error.hpp"
 #include "lib/singleton.hpp"
 #include "lib/functorutil.hpp"
-#include "lib/thread-wrapper.hpp"
 #include "common/instancehandle.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ namespace gui {
   using util::dispatchSequenced;
   using lib::Sync;
   using lib::RecursiveLock_NoWait;
-  using lib::Thread;
   
   
   
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ namespace gui {
         : theGUI_("lumieraorg_Gui", 1, 1, "lumieraorg_GuiStarterPlugin") // load GuiStarterPlugin
         {
           ASSERT (theGUI_);
-          Thread ("GUI-Main", bind (&GuiRunner::kickOff, this, terminationHandle));
+          this->kickOff (terminationHandle);
           
           if (lumiera_error_peek())
             throw lumiera::error::Fatal("failed to bring up GUI",lumiera_error());
diff --git a/src/gui/guistart.cpp b/src/gui/guistart.cpp
index 455dafabb..86a8a0ab4 100644
--- a/src/gui/guistart.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guistart.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "gui/guifacade.hpp"
 #include "gui/notification-service.hpp"
 #include "common/subsys.hpp"
+#include "lib/thread-wrapper.hpp"
 #include "lib/singleton.hpp"
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -60,11 +61,14 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "common/interfacedescriptor.h"
 }
 
+#include <tr1/functional>
 #include <string>
 
 
 
 using std::string;
+using lib::Thread;
+using std::tr1::bind;
 using lumiera::Subsys;
 using gui::LUMIERA_INTERFACE_INAME(lumieraorg_Gui, 1);
 
@@ -120,14 +124,19 @@ namespace gui {
       };
     
     
+    void
+    runGUI (Subsys::SigTerm& reportTermination)
+    {
+      GuiLifecycle(reportTermination).run();
+    }
     
   } // (End) impl details
   
   
   void
-  kickOff (Subsys::SigTerm& reportTermination)
+  kickOff (Subsys::SigTerm& terminationHandle)
   {
-    GuiLifecycle(reportTermination).run();
+    Thread ("GUI-Main", bind (&runGUI, terminationHandle));
   }
 
 } // namespace gui