diff --git a/src/blackmisc/dbus.cpp b/src/blackmisc/dbus.cpp
index 3943323a2..8d87e2bba 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/dbus.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/dbus.cpp
@@ -13,16 +13,19 @@
 const QDBusArgument &operator>>(const QDBusArgument &argument, QPixmap &pixmap)
 {
     QByteArray ba;
+    argument.beginStructure();
     argument >> ba;
     BlackMisc::pngByteArrayToPixmapRef(ba, pixmap);
+    argument.endStructure();
     return argument;
 }
 
-
 QDBusArgument &operator<<(QDBusArgument &argument, const QPixmap &pixmap)
 {
     QByteArray ba;
     BlackMisc::pixmapToPngByteArray(pixmap, ba);
+    argument.beginStructure();
     argument << ba;
+    argument.endStructure();
     return argument;
 }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/threadedreader.h b/src/blackmisc/threadedreader.h
index f7cb2d1ea..c35498758 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/threadedreader.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/threadedreader.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 //! \file
 
 #include "blackmiscexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/network/entityflags.h"
 #include "worker.h"
 #include <QReadWriteLock>
 #include <QDateTime>
@@ -62,9 +63,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         CThreadedReader(QObject *owner, const QString &name);
 
         QTimer *m_updateTimer = nullptr;  //!< update timer
-        bool m_shutdown = false;          //!< in shutdown process
-
-        mutable QReadWriteLock m_lock {QReadWriteLock::Recursive}; //!< lock
+        bool m_shutdown       = false;    //!< in shutdown process
+        mutable QReadWriteLock m_lock {QReadWriteLock::Recursive}; //!< lock which can be used from the derived classes
 
         //! Make sure everthing runs correctly in own thread
         void threadAssertCheck() const;