diff --git a/src/blackcore/network.h b/src/blackcore/network.h
index 7c4b23491..81809f1ec 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/network.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/network.h
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ namespace BlackCore
     {
         Q_OBJECT
 
+    protected:
+        /*!
+         * \brief Constructor
+         * \param parent
+         */
+        INetwork(QObject *parent = nullptr) : QObject(parent) {}
+
     public:
         virtual ~INetwork() {}
 
diff --git a/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.cpp b/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.cpp
index faa609ba2..c9760df51 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
     void exceptionDispatcher(const char* caller);
 
-    NetworkVatlib::NetworkVatlib()
-        : m_net(Create_Cvatlib_Network()),
+    NetworkVatlib::NetworkVatlib(QObject *parent)
+        : INetwork(parent),
+          m_net(Create_Cvatlib_Network()),
           m_status(Cvatlib_Network::connStatus_Idle),
           m_fsdTextCodec(QTextCodec::codecForName("latin1"))
     {
diff --git a/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.h b/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.h
index 2e6268db5..c06acdafc 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/network_vatlib.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         Q_OBJECT
 
     public:
-        NetworkVatlib();
+        NetworkVatlib(QObject *parent = nullptr);
         virtual ~NetworkVatlib();
 
     protected: // QObject overrides