diff --git a/ocarina/__init__.py b/ocarina/__init__.py
index 9c1ce209..355c5c69 100644
--- a/ocarina/__init__.py
+++ b/ocarina/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import library
 import callbacks
 
 def run():
-	callbacks.on_get_art("images/ocarina.png", 0)
+	import body
+	body.footer.set_art("images/ocarina.png")
 	libsaria.startup()
 	print "Startup took:", uptime()
 	gtk.threads_enter()
diff --git a/ocarina/callbacks.py b/ocarina/callbacks.py
index d375118d..3cd7fe44 100644
--- a/ocarina/callbacks.py
+++ b/ocarina/callbacks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Bryan Schumaker (4 / 20 / 2011)
 
+import gtk
+import gobject
+
 import libsaria
 import queue
 from ocarina import body
@@ -26,11 +29,23 @@ def on_like(like):
 	footer.on_like(like)
 callbacks.on_like = on_like
 
+
+# A bit of a hack to force setting album art in the main thread
+# Basically, I create a new signal and trigger it when new album
+# art arrives
+gobject.signal_new("get_art", gobject.GObject, gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+		   gobject.TYPE_NONE,
+		   (gobject.TYPE_INT, gobject.TYPE_STRING))
+
+def on_get_art_helper(obj, id, path):
+	if id == libsaria.sources.get_cur_id():
+		footer.set_art(path)
+
+on_get_art_obj = gobject.GObject()
+on_get_art_obj.connect("get_art", on_get_art_helper)
+
 def on_get_art(path, id):
-	cur_id = libsaria.sources.get_cur_id()
-	if [id] != cur_id:
-		path = "images/ocarina.png"
-	footer.set_art(path)
+	on_get_art_obj.emit("get_art", id, path)
 callbacks.on_get_art = on_get_art
 
 def on_load_playlist():