diff --git a/common/GPodderCore.qml b/common/GPodderCore.qml
index 53f061b..7682b1f 100644
--- a/common/GPodderCore.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderCore.qml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import io.thp.pyotherside 1.0
 Python {
     id: py
 
+    property string progname: 'gpodder'
     property bool ready: false
     signal downloading(int episode_id)
     signal downloadProgress(int episode_id, real progress)
@@ -59,7 +60,9 @@ Python {
 
         // Load the Python side of things
         importModule('main', function() {
-            py.ready = true;
+            py.call('main.initialize', [py.progname], function() {
+                py.ready = true;
+            });
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/desktop/gpodder.qml b/desktop/gpodder.qml
index 11836ab..c6514bd 100644
--- a/desktop/gpodder.qml
+++ b/desktop/gpodder.qml
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
     GPodderCore {
         id: py
-
-        onReadyChanged: {
-            if (ready) {
-                podcastListModel.reload();
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     menuBar: MenuBar {
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 5ad5ee4..361ebbf 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -51,9 +51,15 @@ def run_in_background_thread(f):
 
 class gPotherSide:
     def __init__(self):
-        self.core = core.Core()
+        self.core = None
         self._checking_for_new_episodes = False
 
+    def initialize(self, progname):
+        assert self.core is None, 'Already initialized'
+
+        self.core = core.Core(progname=progname)
+        pyotherside.send('podcast-list-changed')
+
     def atexit(self):
         self.core.shutdown()
 
@@ -288,6 +294,7 @@ pyotherside.atexit(gpotherside.atexit)
 pyotherside.send('hello', gpodder.__version__, gpodder.__copyright__)
 
 # Exposed API Endpoints for calls from QML
+initialize = gpotherside.initialize
 load_podcasts = gpotherside.load_podcasts
 load_episodes = gpotherside.load_episodes
 show_episode = gpotherside.show_episode
diff --git a/touch/Main.qml b/touch/Main.qml
index 1cb5093..9787ac5 100644
--- a/touch/Main.qml
+++ b/touch/Main.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Item {
     GPodderCore { id: py }
     GPodderPlayback { id: player }
 
+    GPodderPodcastListModel { id: podcastListModel }
+
     property real scalef: width / 480
 
     anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/touch/PodcastsPage.qml b/touch/PodcastsPage.qml
index fa062fa..b339068 100644
--- a/touch/PodcastsPage.qml
+++ b/touch/PodcastsPage.qml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ SlidePage {
     id: podcastsPage
     hasPull: true
 
-    Component.onCompleted: podcastListModel.reload();
-
     PullMenu {
         PullMenuItem {
             source: 'images/play.png'
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ SlidePage {
         section.property: 'section'
         section.delegate: SectionHeader { text: section }
 
-        model: GPodderPodcastListModel { id: podcastListModel }
+        model: podcastListModel
 
         delegate: PodcastItem {
             onClicked: pgst.loadPage('EpisodesPage.qml', {'podcast_id': id, 'title': title});