@@ -238,14 +238,28 @@
 	if (!of_tlskey_set(threadSelfKey, mainThread))
 		@throw [OFInitializationFailedException
 		    exceptionWithClass: self];
 }
 
-- initWithObject: (id)object_
+- init
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
+	@try {
+		runLoop = [[OFRunLoop alloc] init];
+	} @catch (id e) {
+		[self release];
+		@throw e;
+	}
+
+	return self;
+}
+
+- initWithObject: (id)object_
+{
+	self = [self init];
+
 	object = [object_ retain];
 
 	return self;
 }
 
@@ -257,11 +271,11 @@
 }
 
 - initWithObject: (id)object_
 	   block: (of_thread_block_t)block_
 {
-	self = [super init];
+	self = [self init];
 
 	@try {
 		object = [object_ retain];
 		block = [block_ copy];
 	} @catch (id e) {
@@ -281,12 +295,13 @@
 	return nil;
 }
 
 - (void)handleTermination
 {
-	[runLoop release];
-	runLoop = nil;
+	OFRunLoop *old = runLoop;
+	runLoop = [[OFRunLoop alloc] init];
+	[old release];
 }
 
 - (void)start
 {
 	if (running == OF_THREAD_RUNNING)
@@ -326,17 +341,10 @@
 - (OFRunLoop*)runLoop
 {
 	return [[runLoop retain] autorelease];
 }
 
-- (void)OF_setRunLoop: (OFRunLoop*)runLoop_
-{
-	OFRunLoop *old = runLoop;
-	runLoop = [runLoop_ retain];
-	[old release];
-}
-
 - (void)dealloc
 {
 	if (running == OF_THREAD_RUNNING)
 		@throw [OFThreadStillRunningException
 		    exceptionWithClass: [self class]
@@ -349,10 +357,11 @@
 	if (running == OF_THREAD_WAITING_FOR_JOIN)
 		of_thread_detach(thread);
 
 	[object release];
 	[returnValue release];
+	[runLoop release];
 
 	[super dealloc];
 }
 
 - copy