diff --git a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
index 0771593e487..cc47084c209 100644
--- a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Environment;
+import android.os.Looper;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.android.AndroidApplication;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
             return;
         }
 
-        initialize(new Forge(getClipboard(), assetsDir), true);
+        Forge app = new Forge();
+        app.initialize(Looper.getMainLooper().getThread(), getClipboard(), assetsDir);
+        initialize(app, true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
index 9114b241f95..f881fe89e2f 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ import forge.util.Utils;
 
 public class Main {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-        new LwjglApplication(new Forge(new LwjglClipboard(), "../forge-gui/"), "Forge", (int)Utils.BASE_WIDTH, (int)Utils.BASE_HEIGHT, true);
+        new ForgeApplication(new Forge());
+    }
+
+    private static class ForgeApplication extends LwjglApplication {
+        private ForgeApplication(Forge app) {
+            super(app, "Forge", (int)Utils.BASE_WIDTH, (int)Utils.BASE_HEIGHT, true);
+            app.initialize(mainLoopThread, new LwjglClipboard(), "../forge-gui/");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
index 9ac30c4999f..568662d0b31 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import forge.toolbox.FOverlay;
 import forge.util.Utils;
 
 public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
-    private static Forge game;
+    private static boolean initialized;
     private static Clipboard clipboard;
     private static int screenWidth;
     private static int screenHeight;
@@ -51,13 +51,16 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
     private static KeyInputAdapter keyInputAdapter;
     private static final Stack<FScreen> screens = new Stack<FScreen>();
 
-    public Forge(Clipboard clipboard0, String assetDir0) {
-        if (game != null) {
+    public Forge() {
+    }
+
+    public void initialize(Thread guiThread, Clipboard clipboard0, String assetDir0) {
+        if (initialized) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Cannot initialize Forge more than once");
         }
-        game = this;
         clipboard = clipboard0;
-        GuiBase.setInterface(new GuiMobile(assetDir0));
+        GuiBase.setInterface(new GuiMobile(guiThread, assetDir0));
+        initialized = true;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
index 5c5325d02d7..a7604f8e7de 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ import forge.util.WaitRunnable;
 import forge.util.gui.SGuiChoose;
 
 public class GuiMobile implements IGuiBase {
+    private final Thread guiThread;
     private final String assetsDir;
-    public GuiMobile(String assetsDir0) {
+    public GuiMobile(Thread guiThread0, String assetsDir0) {
+        guiThread = guiThread0;
         assetsDir = assetsDir0;
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ public class GuiMobile implements IGuiBase {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isGuiThread() {
-        return Thread.currentThread().getName().startsWith("LWJGL");
+        return Thread.currentThread() == guiThread;
     }
 
     @Override