diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index a1bbe68efa..ca87c812d3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -4110,7 +4110,7 @@ void Application::loadScript(const QString& fileNameString) {
     QThread* workerThread = new QThread(this);
 
     // when the worker thread is started, call our engine's run..
-    connect(workerThread, SIGNAL(started()), scriptEngine, SLOT(run()));
+    connect(workerThread, &QThread::started, scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::run);
 
     // when the thread is terminated, add both scriptEngine and thread to the deleteLater queue
     connect(scriptEngine, SIGNAL(finished(const QString&)), scriptEngine, SLOT(deleteLater()));
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 04f932fec8..f8dac39adc 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ bool ScriptEngine::setScriptContents(const QString& scriptContents) {
 }
 
 void ScriptEngine::init() {
+    qDebug() << "Init called!";
     if (_isInitialized) {
         return; // only initialize once
     }
@@ -334,4 +335,3 @@ void ScriptEngine::stopTimer(QTimer *timer) {
         delete timer;
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
index 12909a16eb..98d5860332 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@ public:
     
     void setAvatarData(AvatarData* avatarData, const QString& objectName);
     
+    void init();
+    void run(); /// runs continuously until Agent.stop() is called
+    void evaluate(); /// initializes the engine, and evaluates the script, but then returns control to caller
+    
     void timerFired();
 
 public slots:
-    void init();
-    void run(); /// runs continuously until Agent.stop() is called
     void stop();
-    void evaluate(); /// initializes the engine, and evaluates the script, but then returns control to caller
     
     QObject* setInterval(const QScriptValue& function, int intervalMS);
     QObject* setTimeout(const QScriptValue& function, int timeoutMS);