diff --git a/src/bin/e_fm.c b/src/bin/e_fm.c
index dface7497..008dfd07a 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_fm.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_fm.c
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ e_fm2_init(void)
    const char *homedir;
    char  path[PATH_MAX];
 
+   ecore_job_init();
    _e_storage_volume_edd_init();
    homedir = e_user_homedir_get();
    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/.e/e/fileman/metadata", homedir);
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ e_fm2_shutdown(void)
    e_fm2_custom_file_shutdown();
    _e_storage_volume_edd_shutdown();
    efreet_mime_shutdown();
+   ecore_job_shutdown();
    return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index cffd2777c..c23191f4a 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			       "Perhaps you are out of memory?"));
 	exit(-1);
      }
+   ecore_job_init();
 // FIXME: SEGV's on shutdown if fm2 windows up - disable for now.   
 //   _e_main_shutdown_push(ecore_shutdown);