1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
index cc377c4ff9..fb36020317 100644
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2011-2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Copyright (c) 2011-2015 The Bitcoin Core developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ RPCConsole::RPCConsole(const PlatformStyle *platformStyle, QWidget *parent) :
 #endif
     // Register RPC timer interface
     rpcTimerInterface = new QtRPCTimerInterface();
-    RPCRegisterTimerInterface(rpcTimerInterface);
+    // avoid accidentally overwriting an existing, non QTThread
+    // based timer interface
+    RPCSetTimerInterfaceIfUnset(rpcTimerInterface);
 
     startExecutor();
     setTrafficGraphRange(INITIAL_TRAFFIC_GRAPH_MINS);
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ RPCConsole::~RPCConsole()
 {
     GUIUtil::saveWindowGeometry("nRPCConsoleWindow", this);
     Q_EMIT stopExecutor();
-    RPCUnregisterTimerInterface(rpcTimerInterface);
+    RPCUnsetTimerInterface(rpcTimerInterface);
     delete rpcTimerInterface;
     delete ui;
 }