Index: src/OFThread.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFThread.m
+++ src/OFThread.m
@@ -271,19 +271,19 @@
 		of_thread_detach(thread);
 		[returnValue release];
 	}
 
 	[self retain];
+
+	running = OF_THREAD_RUNNING;
 
 	if (!of_thread_new(&thread, call_main, self)) {
 		[self release];
 		@throw [OFThreadStartFailedException
 		    exceptionWithClass: [self class]
 				thread: self];
 	}
-
-	running = OF_THREAD_RUNNING;
 }
 
 - (id)join
 {
 	if (running == OF_THREAD_NOT_RUNNING || !of_thread_join(thread))