diff --git a/src/megabasterd/ChunkUploader.java b/src/megabasterd/ChunkUploader.java
index 01feec91e..74c4a24c8 100644
--- a/src/megabasterd/ChunkUploader.java
+++ b/src/megabasterd/ChunkUploader.java
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ public final class ChunkUploader implements Runnable, SecureNotifiable {
     private final Upload _upload;
     private volatile boolean _exit;
     private final Object _secure_notify_lock;
-    private boolean _notified=false;
+    private boolean _notified;
 
     public ChunkUploader(int id, Upload upload)
     {
+        _notified = false;
         _secure_notify_lock = new Object();
         _id = id;
         _upload = upload;
diff --git a/src/megabasterd/ClipboardSpy.java b/src/megabasterd/ClipboardSpy.java
index 146fdb494..4fb2899fc 100644
--- a/src/megabasterd/ClipboardSpy.java
+++ b/src/megabasterd/ClipboardSpy.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ public final class ClipboardSpy implements Runnable, ClipboardOwner, SecureNotif
     
     private static final int SLEEP = 50;
     
-    private final Clipboard _sysClip = getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard();
+    private final Clipboard _sysClip;
 
-    private boolean _notified=false;
+    private boolean _notified;
     
     private final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<ClipboardChangeObserver> _observers;
     
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public final class ClipboardSpy implements Runnable, ClipboardOwner, SecureNotif
     
 
     public ClipboardSpy() {
+        _sysClip = getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard();
+        _notified = false;
         _contents = null;
         _secure_notify_lock = new Object();
         _observers = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
diff --git a/src/megabasterd/ProgressMeter.java b/src/megabasterd/ProgressMeter.java
index 5eb0d8e5d..4c6a7b2e6 100644
--- a/src/megabasterd/ProgressMeter.java
+++ b/src/megabasterd/ProgressMeter.java
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ public final class ProgressMeter implements Runnable, SecureNotifiable
     private final Transference _transference;
     private volatile boolean _exit;
     private final Object _secure_notify_lock;
-    private boolean _notified=false;
+    private boolean _notified;
 
     ProgressMeter(Transference transference)
     {
+        _notified = false;
         _secure_notify_lock = new Object();
         _transference = transference;
         _exit = false;
diff --git a/src/megabasterd/StreamThrottlerSupervisor.java b/src/megabasterd/StreamThrottlerSupervisor.java
index c7a592e97..82c17aeb6 100644
--- a/src/megabasterd/StreamThrottlerSupervisor.java
+++ b/src/megabasterd/StreamThrottlerSupervisor.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ public final class StreamThrottlerSupervisor implements Runnable, SecureNotifiab
     
     private final Object _secure_notify_lock;
     
-    private boolean _notified=false;
+    private boolean _notified;
+    
     public StreamThrottlerSupervisor(int maxBytesPerSecInput, int maxBytesPerSecOutput, int slice_size) {
+        _notified = false;
         
         _secure_notify_lock = new Object();