diff --git a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
index cc47084c209..0771593e487 100644
--- a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ 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;
@@ -36,8 +35,6 @@ public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
             return;
         }
 
-        Forge app = new Forge();
-        app.initialize(Looper.getMainLooper().getThread(), getClipboard(), assetsDir);
-        initialize(app, true);
+        initialize(new Forge(getClipboard(), assetsDir), true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
index f881fe89e2f..9114b241f95 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ import forge.util.Utils;
 
 public class Main {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-        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/");
-        }
+        new LwjglApplication(new Forge(new LwjglClipboard(), "../forge-gui/"), "Forge", (int)Utils.BASE_WIDTH, (int)Utils.BASE_HEIGHT, true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
index 568662d0b31..8bfca4ecd7a 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import forge.toolbox.FOverlay;
 import forge.util.Utils;
 
 public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
-    private static boolean initialized;
     private static Clipboard clipboard;
     private static int screenWidth;
     private static int screenHeight;
@@ -51,16 +50,12 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
     private static KeyInputAdapter keyInputAdapter;
     private static final Stack<FScreen> screens = new Stack<FScreen>();
 
-    public Forge() {
-    }
-
-    public void initialize(Thread guiThread, Clipboard clipboard0, String assetDir0) {
-        if (initialized) {
+    public Forge(Clipboard clipboard0, String assetDir0) {
+        if (GuiBase.getInterface() != null) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Cannot initialize Forge more than once");
         }
         clipboard = clipboard0;
-        GuiBase.setInterface(new GuiMobile(guiThread, assetDir0));
-        initialized = true;
+        GuiBase.setInterface(new GuiMobile(assetDir0));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -93,7 +88,7 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
                     }
                 });
             }
-        }).start();
+        }, "Game Startup").start(); //use thread name that starts with "Game" so GuiMobile.isGuiThread() returns false
     }
 
     private void afterDbLoaded() {
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
index a7604f8e7de..e8396600d73 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/GuiMobile.java
@@ -46,15 +46,14 @@ import forge.sound.IAudioClip;
 import forge.toolbox.FOptionPane;
 import forge.toolbox.GuiChoose;
 import forge.util.ITriggerEvent;
+import forge.util.ThreadUtil;
 import forge.util.WaitCallback;
 import forge.util.WaitRunnable;
 import forge.util.gui.SGuiChoose;
 
 public class GuiMobile implements IGuiBase {
-    private final Thread guiThread;
     private final String assetsDir;
-    public GuiMobile(Thread guiThread0, String assetsDir0) {
-        guiThread = guiThread0;
+    public GuiMobile(String assetsDir0) {
         assetsDir = assetsDir0;
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ public class GuiMobile implements IGuiBase {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isGuiThread() {
-        return Thread.currentThread() == guiThread;
+        return !ThreadUtil.isGameThread();
     }
 
     @Override