diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.cpp b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
index 960b01d74..92e67c8fb 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
@@ -41,19 +41,29 @@ BlackCore::CApplication *sApp = nullptr; // set by constructor
 
 namespace BlackCore
 {
-    CApplication::CApplication(const QString &applicationName) :
+    CApplication::CApplication(const QString &applicationName, bool init) :
         m_cookieManager( {}, this),
-        m_applicationName(applicationName),
-        m_coreFacadeConfig(CCoreFacadeConfig::allEmpty())
+                     m_applicationName(applicationName),
+                     m_coreFacadeConfig(CCoreFacadeConfig::allEmpty())
     {
         Q_ASSERT_X(!sApp, Q_FUNC_INFO, "already initialized");
         Q_ASSERT_X(QCoreApplication::instance(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "no application object");
+
+        // init skiped when called from CGuiApplication
+        if (init)
+        {
+            this->init(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void CApplication::init(bool withMetadata)
+    {
         if (!sApp)
         {
-            CApplication::initEnvironment();
-            QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(applicationName);
-            QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(CVersion::version());
-            this->setObjectName(applicationName);
+            if (withMetadata) { CApplication::registerMetadata(); }
+            QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(this->m_applicationName);
+            QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(CProject::version());
+            this->setObjectName(this->m_applicationName);
             this->initParser();
             this->initLogging();
 
@@ -96,6 +106,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         }
     }
 
+
     CApplication::~CApplication()
     {
         this->gracefulShutdown();
@@ -485,7 +496,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         this->addParserOption(this->m_cmdSharedDir);
     }
 
-    void CApplication::initEnvironment()
+    void CApplication::registerMetadata()
     {
         BlackMisc::registerMetadata();
         BlackCore::registerMetadata();
diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.h b/src/blackcore/application.h
index dae9c61c4..3af25f024 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         static const BlackMisc::CLogCategoryList &getLogCategories();
 
         //! Constructor
-        CApplication(const QString &applicationName = executable());
+        CApplication(const QString &applicationName = executable(), bool init = true);
 
         //! Destructor
         virtual ~CApplication();
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         virtual void ps_startupCompleted();
 
     protected:
+        //! Init class, allows to init from BlackGui::CGuiApplication as well (pseudo virtual)
+        void init(bool withMetadata);
+
         //! Display help message
         virtual void cmdLineHelpMessage();
 
@@ -310,6 +313,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! executable name
         static const QString &executable();
 
+        //! Register metadata
+        static void registerMetadata();
+
         // cmd parsing
         QCommandLineParser m_parser;                    //!< cmd parser
         QCommandLineOption m_cmdHelp {"help"};          //!< help option
@@ -333,9 +339,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Async. start when setup is loaded
         bool asyncWebAndContextStart();
 
-        //! static init part
-        static void initEnvironment();
-
         QScopedPointer<CCoreFacade>            m_coreFacade;             //!< core facade if any
         QScopedPointer<CSetupReader>           m_setupReader;            //!< setup reader
         QScopedPointer<CWebDataServices>       m_webDataServices;        //!< web data services
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
index 908eabbe4..304989f4d 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.cpp
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
         return l;
     }
 
-    CGuiApplication::CGuiApplication(const QString &applicationName, const QPixmap &icon) : CApplication(applicationName)
+    CGuiApplication::CGuiApplication(const QString &applicationName, const QPixmap &icon) :
+        CApplication(applicationName, false)
     {
         if (!sGui)
         {
-            registerMetadata();
-            setWindowIcon(icon);
+            CGuiApplication::registerMetadata();
+            CApplication::init(false); // base class without metadata
+            this->setWindowIcon(icon);
             sGui = this;
             connect(sGui, &CGuiApplication::styleSheetsChanged, this, &CGuiApplication::styleSheetsChanged);
         }
@@ -55,6 +57,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
         sGui = nullptr;
     }
 
+    void CGuiApplication::registerMetadata()
+    {
+        CApplication::registerMetadata();
+        BlackGui::registerMetadata();
+    }
+
     void CGuiApplication::addWindowModeOption()
     {
         this->m_cmdWindowMode = QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << "w" << "window",
diff --git a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
index 5821c50db..96cf630e2 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/guiapplication.h
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Handle paring of special GUI cmd arguments
         virtual bool parsingHookIn() override;
 
+        //! Register metadata
+        static void registerMetadata();
+
     private:
         QPixmap m_windowIcon;
         QCommandLineOption m_cmdWindowStateMinimized { "empty" }; //!< window state (minimized)