diff --git a/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizer.cpp b/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizer.cpp
index 30d8d5d58..452e1f9f0 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizer.cpp
+++ b/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizer.cpp
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ const char* const VORLocalizer::m_featureIdURI = "sdrangel.feature.vorlocalizer"
 const char* const VORLocalizer::m_featureId = "VORLocalizer";
 
 VORLocalizer::VORLocalizer(WebAPIAdapterInterface *webAPIAdapterInterface) :
-    Feature(m_featureIdURI, webAPIAdapterInterface)
+    Feature(m_featureIdURI, webAPIAdapterInterface),
+    m_thread(nullptr),
+    m_worker(nullptr),
+    m_running(false)
 {
     setObjectName(m_featureId);
-    m_worker = new VorLocalizerWorker(webAPIAdapterInterface);
-    m_worker->moveToThread(&m_thread);
     m_state = StIdle;
     m_errorMessage = "VORLocalizer error";
     m_networkManager = new QNetworkAccessManager();
@@ -85,35 +86,67 @@ VORLocalizer::~VORLocalizer()
         &VORLocalizer::networkManagerFinished
     );
     delete m_networkManager;
-    if (m_worker->isRunning()) {
-        stop();
-    }
-
-    delete m_worker;
+    stop();
 }
 
 void VORLocalizer::start()
 {
-	qDebug("VORLocalizer::start");
+    QMutexLocker m_lock(&m_mutex);
+
+    if (m_running) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+	qDebug("VORLocalizer::start");
+    m_thread = new QThread();
+    m_worker = new VorLocalizerWorker(getWebAPIAdapterInterface());
+    m_worker->moveToThread(m_thread);
+
+    QObject::connect(
+        m_thread,
+        &QThread::started,
+        m_worker,
+        &VorLocalizerWorker::startWork
+    );
+    QObject::connect(
+        m_thread,
+        &QThread::finished,
+        m_worker,
+        &QObject::deleteLater
+    );
+    QObject::connect(
+        m_thread,
+        &QThread::finished,
+        m_thread,
+        &QThread::deleteLater
+    );
 
-    m_worker->reset();
     m_worker->setMessageQueueToFeature(getInputMessageQueue());
     m_worker->setAvailableChannels(&m_availableChannels);
-    bool ok = m_worker->startWork();
-    m_state = ok ? StRunning : StError;
-    m_thread.start();
+    m_worker->startWork();
+    m_state = StRunning;
+    m_thread->start();
 
     VorLocalizerWorker::MsgConfigureVORLocalizerWorker *msg = VorLocalizerWorker::MsgConfigureVORLocalizerWorker::create(m_settings, true);
     m_worker->getInputMessageQueue()->push(msg);
+
+    m_running = true;
 }
 
 void VORLocalizer::stop()
 {
+    QMutexLocker m_lock(&m_mutex);
+
+    if (!m_running) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     qDebug("VORLocalizer::stop");
+    m_running = false;
 	m_worker->stopWork();
     m_state = StIdle;
-	m_thread.quit();
-	m_thread.wait();
+	m_thread->quit();
+	m_thread->wait();
 }
 
 bool VORLocalizer::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
@@ -334,10 +367,13 @@ void VORLocalizer::applySettings(const VORLocalizerSettings& settings, bool forc
         reverseAPIKeys.append("centerShift");
     }
 
-    VorLocalizerWorker::MsgConfigureVORLocalizerWorker *msg = VorLocalizerWorker::MsgConfigureVORLocalizerWorker::create(
-        settings, force
-    );
-    m_worker->getInputMessageQueue()->push(msg);
+    if (m_running)
+    {
+        VorLocalizerWorker::MsgConfigureVORLocalizerWorker *msg = VorLocalizerWorker::MsgConfigureVORLocalizerWorker::create(
+            settings, force
+        );
+        m_worker->getInputMessageQueue()->push(msg);
+    }
 
     if (settings.m_useReverseAPI)
     {
@@ -723,6 +759,9 @@ void VORLocalizer::notifyUpdateChannels()
         getMessageQueueToGUI()->push(msgToGUI);
     }
 
-    VorLocalizerWorker::MsgRefreshChannels *msgToWorker = VorLocalizerWorker::MsgRefreshChannels::create();
-    m_worker->getInputMessageQueue()->push(msgToWorker);
+    if (m_running)
+    {
+        VorLocalizerWorker::MsgRefreshChannels *msgToWorker = VorLocalizerWorker::MsgRefreshChannels::create();
+        m_worker->getInputMessageQueue()->push(msgToWorker);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizer.h b/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizer.h
index af7c0bafc..c0a6b2bfb 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizer.h
+++ b/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizer.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_FEATURE_VORLOCALIZER_H_
 #define INCLUDE_FEATURE_VORLOCALIZER_H_
 
-#include <QThread>
+#include <QRecursiveMutex>
 #include <QNetworkRequest>
 
 #include "feature/feature.h"
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class WebAPIAdapterInterface;
 class VorLocalizerWorker;
 class QNetworkAccessManager;
 class QNetworkReply;
+class QThread;
 
 namespace SWGSDRangel {
     class SWGDeviceState;
@@ -199,8 +200,10 @@ private:
         VORChannelReport& operator=(const VORChannelReport&) = default;
     };
 
-    QThread m_thread;
+    QThread *m_thread;
     VorLocalizerWorker *m_worker;
+    bool m_running;
+    QRecursiveMutex m_mutex;
     VORLocalizerSettings m_settings;
     QHash<ChannelAPI*, VORLocalizerSettings::AvailableChannel> m_availableChannels;
     QHash<int, VORChannelReport> m_vorChannelReports;
diff --git a/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizerworker.cpp b/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizerworker.cpp
index b5c841199..4e258ab5a 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizerworker.cpp
+++ b/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizerworker.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ VorLocalizerWorker::VorLocalizerWorker(WebAPIAdapterInterface *webAPIAdapterInte
     m_webAPIAdapterInterface(webAPIAdapterInterface),
     m_msgQueueToFeature(nullptr),
     m_availableChannels(nullptr),
-    m_running(false),
     m_updateTimer(this),
     m_rrTimer(this)
 {
@@ -64,15 +63,13 @@ void VorLocalizerWorker::reset()
     m_inputMessageQueue.clear();
 }
 
-bool VorLocalizerWorker::startWork()
+void VorLocalizerWorker::startWork()
 {
     QMutexLocker mutexLocker(&m_mutex);
     connect(&m_inputMessageQueue, SIGNAL(messageEnqueued()), this, SLOT(handleInputMessages()));
     connect(&m_rrTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(rrNextTurn()));
     connect(thread(), SIGNAL(started()), this, SLOT(started()));
     connect(thread(), SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(finished()));
-    m_running = true;
-    return m_running;
 }
 
 // startWork() is called from main thread. Timers/sockets need to be started on worker thread
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ void VorLocalizerWorker::finished()
     m_rrTimer.stop();
     disconnect(&m_rrTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(rrNextTurn()));
     disconnect(thread(), SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(finished()));
-    m_running = false;
 }
 
 void VorLocalizerWorker::handleInputMessages()
diff --git a/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizerworker.h b/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizerworker.h
index f5b360308..ae7cbebbc 100644
--- a/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizerworker.h
+++ b/plugins/feature/vorlocalizer/vorlocalizerworker.h
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ public:
     VorLocalizerWorker(WebAPIAdapterInterface *webAPIAdapterInterface);
     ~VorLocalizerWorker();
     void reset();
-    bool startWork();
+    void startWork();
     void stopWork();
-    bool isRunning() const { return m_running; }
     MessageQueue *getInputMessageQueue() { return &m_inputMessageQueue; }
     void setMessageQueueToFeature(MessageQueue *messageQueue) { m_msgQueueToFeature = messageQueue; }
     void setAvailableChannels(QHash<ChannelAPI*, VORLocalizerSettings::AvailableChannel> *avaialbleChannels) {
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ private:
     QList<VORLocalizerSettings::VORChannel> m_vorChannels;
     QHash<int, ChannelAllocation> m_channelAllocations;
     QHash<ChannelAPI*, VORLocalizerSettings::AvailableChannel> *m_availableChannels;
-    bool m_running;
 	QTimer m_updateTimer;
     QRecursiveMutex m_mutex;
     QTimer m_rrTimer;