diff --git a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
index 7ca0cda4..9b213779 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ CardDatabase::CardDatabase(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent), loadStatus(NotLoa
     availableParsers << new CockatriceXml3Parser;
 
     for (auto &parser : availableParsers) {
-        connect(parser, SIGNAL(addCard(CardInfoPtr)), this, SLOT(addCard(CardInfoPtr)));
-        connect(parser, SIGNAL(addSet(CardSetPtr)), this, SLOT(addSet(CardSetPtr)));
+        connect(parser, SIGNAL(addCard(CardInfoPtr)), this, SLOT(addCard(CardInfoPtr)), Qt::DirectConnection);
+        connect(parser, SIGNAL(addSet(CardSetPtr)), this, SLOT(addSet(CardSetPtr)), Qt::DirectConnection);
     }
 
     connect(settingsCache, SIGNAL(cardDatabasePathChanged()), this, SLOT(loadCardDatabases()));