diff --git a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
index 93886046..180f2808 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ void PictureLoader::setPicDownload(bool _picDownload)
 PictureLoadingThread::PictureLoadingThread(const QString &_picsPath, bool _picDownload, QObject *parent)
 	: QThread(parent), picsPath(_picsPath), picDownload(_picDownload)
 {
-	initMutex.lock();
 }
 
 PictureLoadingThread::~PictureLoadingThread()
@@ -239,12 +238,22 @@ void PictureLoadingThread::run()
 	pictureLoader->setPicsPath(picsPath);
 	pictureLoader->setPicDownload(picDownload);
 	
-	initMutex.unlock();
+	usleep(100);
+	initWaitCondition.wakeAll();
+	
 	exec();
 	
 	delete pictureLoader;
 }
 
+void PictureLoadingThread::waitForInit()
+{
+	QMutex mutex;
+	mutex.lock();
+	initWaitCondition.wait(&mutex);
+	mutex.unlock();
+}
+
 CardInfo::CardInfo(CardDatabase *_db, const QString &_name, const QString &_manacost, const QString &_cardtype, const QString &_powtough, const QString &_text, const QStringList &_colors, bool _cipt, int _tableRow, const SetList &_sets, const QMap<QString, QString> &_picURLs, const QMap<QString, QString> &_picURLsHq, const QMap<QString, QString> &_picURLsSt)
 	: db(_db), name(_name), sets(_sets), manacost(_manacost), cardtype(_cardtype), powtough(_powtough), text(_text), colors(_colors), picURLs(_picURLs), picURLsHq(_picURLsHq), picURLsSt(_picURLsSt), cipt(_cipt), tableRow(_tableRow), pixmap(NULL)
 {
@@ -427,6 +436,7 @@ CardDatabase::CardDatabase(QObject *parent)
 	loadingThread = new PictureLoadingThread(settingsCache->getPicsPath(), settingsCache->getPicDownload(), this);
 	connect(loadingThread, SIGNAL(imageLoaded(CardInfo *, QImage)), this, SLOT(imageLoaded(CardInfo *, QImage)));
 	loadingThread->start(QThread::LowPriority);
+	loadingThread->waitForInit();
 
 	noCard = new CardInfo(this);
 	noCard->loadPixmap(); // cache pixmap for card back
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.h b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.h
index 4e1b43f0..de52765e 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QNetworkRequest>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QMutex>
+#include <QWaitCondition>
 
 class CardDatabase;
 class CardInfo;
@@ -87,13 +88,14 @@ private:
 	QString picsPath;
 	bool picDownload;
 	PictureLoader *pictureLoader;
-	mutable QMutex initMutex;
+	QWaitCondition initWaitCondition;
 protected:
 	void run();
 public:
 	PictureLoadingThread(const QString &_picsPath, bool _picDownload, QObject *parent);
 	~PictureLoadingThread();
-	PictureLoader *getPictureLoader() const { QMutexLocker locker(&initMutex); return pictureLoader; }
+	PictureLoader *getPictureLoader() const { return pictureLoader; }
+	void waitForInit();
 signals:
 	void imageLoaded(CardInfo *card, const QImage &image);
 };
diff --git a/oracle/sets.xml b/oracle/sets.xml
index 123d9cb9..30a57698 100644
--- a/oracle/sets.xml
+++ b/oracle/sets.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<picture_url>http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=!cardid!&amp;type=card</picture_url>
 	<picture_url_hq>http://mtgpics.chutography.com/!set!/!name!.full.jpg</picture_url_hq>
 	<picture_url_st>http://mtgpics.chutography.com/!set!/!name!.jpg</picture_url_st>
-	<set_url>http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?output=spoiler&amp;method=text&amp;set=[&quot;!longname!&quot;]</set_url>
+	<set_url>http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?output=spoiler&amp;method=text&amp;set=[&quot;!longname!&quot;]&amp;special=true</set_url>
         <set import="1">
             <name>ARB</name>
             <longname>Alara Reborn</longname>
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
             <name>AN</name>
             <longname>Arabian Nights</longname>
         </set>
+	<set import="0">
+	    <name>AE</name>
+	    <longname>Archenemy</longname>
+	</set>
         <set import="1">
             <name>BOK</name>
             <longname>Betrayers of Kamigawa</longname>
@@ -176,6 +180,10 @@
             <name>PLC</name>
             <longname>Planar Chaos</longname>
         </set>
+	<set import="0">
+	    <name>PCH</name>
+	    <longname>Planechase</longname>
+	</set>
         <set import="1">
             <name>PS</name>
             <longname>Planeshift</longname>
@@ -296,6 +304,10 @@
             <name>US</name>
             <longname>Urza's Saga</longname>
         </set>
+	<set import="0">
+	    <name>VG</name>
+	    <longname>Vanguard</longname>
+	</set>
         <set import="1">
             <name>VI</name>
             <longname>Visions</longname>