diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index d0f138db24..96ae631bb6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, timeval &startup_time) :
     // call Menu getInstance static method to set up the menur
     Menu::getInstance();
     
+    _networkAccessManager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
+    
     QRect available = desktop()->availableGeometry();
     _window->resize(available.size());
     _window->setVisible(true);
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 62d533145d..4c450e3cb0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -375,12 +375,10 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     
     QMenu* settingsMenu = addMenu("Settings");
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsAutosave, 0, true);
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsLoad, NULL, NULL);
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsSave, NULL, NULL);
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsImport, NULL, NULL);
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsExport, NULL, NULL);
-    
-    //        _networkAccessManager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsLoad, 0, this, SLOT(loadSettings()));
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsSave, 0, this, SLOT(saveSettings()));
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsImport, 0, this, SLOT(importSettings()));
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, MenuOption::SettingsExport, 0, this, SLOT(exportSettings()));
 }
 
 void Menu::loadSettings(QSettings* settings) {