diff --git a/modsde.py b/modsde.py
index 3e3a39b..996a494 100644
--- a/modsde.py
+++ b/modsde.py
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ class ModsDeChecker(object):
         self.cj = http.cookiejar.CookieJar()
         self.opener = urllib.request.build_opener(urllib.request.HTTPCookieProcessor(self.cj))
 
-        self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self.mainloop)
-        self.thread.daemon = True
-        self.thread.start()
-
     def mainloop(self):
         while True:
             unread = self.get_unread_count()
diff --git a/statushandler.py b/statushandler.py
index bb3e6f8..bb64b74 100644
--- a/statushandler.py
+++ b/statushandler.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 import json
 import urllib.request, urllib.error, urllib.parse
+from threading import Thread
 
 class Module(object):
     output = None
@@ -23,12 +24,6 @@ class I3statusHandler(object):
     def register_module(self, module):
         """Register a new module."""
 
-        # check if module implemented the 
-        # correct functions
-        #if not hasattr(module, 'output'):
-        #    raise Exception("Module %s does not implement \
-        #        all the needed functions!".format(module))
-
         self.modules.append(module)
 
     def print_line(self, message):
@@ -55,6 +50,12 @@ class I3statusHandler(object):
         self.print_line(self.read_line())
         self.print_line(self.read_line())
 
+        for module in self.modules:
+            if module.async:
+                module.thread = Thread(target=module.mainloop)
+                module.thread.daemon = True
+                module.thread.start()
+
         while True:
             line, prefix = self.read_line(), ''
 
diff --git a/thunderbirdnewmail.py b/thunderbirdnewmail.py
index 667df9e..b5873b8 100644
--- a/thunderbirdnewmail.py
+++ b/thunderbirdnewmail.py
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ class ThunderbirdMailChecker(object):
         dbus.mainloop.glib.threads_init()
         self.context = loop.get_context()
 
-        self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self.mainloop)
-        self.thread.daemon = True
-        self.thread.start()
-
     def mainloop(self):
         while True:
             self.context.iteration(False)
@@ -75,4 +71,3 @@ class ThunderbirdMailChecker(object):
             }
         else:
             self.output = None
-