diff --git a/gtk/msgwin.c b/gtk/msgwin.c
index 300bd0e2e..0085e07b6 100644
--- a/gtk/msgwin.c
+++ b/gtk/msgwin.c
@@ -309,6 +309,4 @@ void
 msgwin_loadpref( void )
 {
     textbuf = debug_window_text_buffer_new ( );
-    tr_setMessageLevel( pref_int_get( PREF_KEY_MSGLEVEL ) );
-    tr_setMessageQueuing( TRUE );
 }
diff --git a/gtk/tr_core.c b/gtk/tr_core.c
index 2287c2730..999a336a0 100644
--- a/gtk/tr_core.c
+++ b/gtk/tr_core.c
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ tr_core_init( GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class SHUTUP )
                      pref_flag_get( PREF_KEY_DL_LIMIT_ENABLED ),
                      pref_int_get( PREF_KEY_DL_LIMIT ),
                      pref_int_get( PREF_KEY_MAX_PEERS_GLOBAL ),
-                     pref_int_get( PREF_KEY_MSGLEVEL ) );
+                     pref_int_get( PREF_KEY_MSGLEVEL ),
+                     TRUE );
 
     /* create the model used to store torrent data */
     g_assert( ALEN( types ) == MC_ROW_COUNT );
diff --git a/libtransmission/transmission.c b/libtransmission/transmission.c
index f13c93f20..1b3aa2ca1 100644
--- a/libtransmission/transmission.c
+++ b/libtransmission/transmission.c
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ tr_initFull( const char * tag,
              int          isDownloadLimitEnabled,
              int          downloadLimit,
              int          globalPeerLimit,
-             int          messageLevel )
+             int          messageLevel,
+             int          isMessageQueueingEnabled )
 {
     tr_handle * h;
 
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ tr_initFull( const char * tag,
 
     tr_msgInit( );
     tr_setMessageLevel( messageLevel );
+    tr_setMessageQueuing( isMessageQueueingEnabled );
 
     h = tr_new0( tr_handle, 1 );
     h->lock = tr_lockNew( );
@@ -178,7 +180,8 @@ tr_handle * tr_init( const char * tag )
                         FALSE, /* use download speed limit? */
                         -1, /* download speed limit */
                         512, /* globalPeerLimit */
-                        TR_MSG_INF ); /* message level */
+                        TR_MSG_INF, /* message level */
+                        FALSE ); /* is message queueing enabled? */
 }
 
 /***
diff --git a/libtransmission/transmission.h b/libtransmission/transmission.h
index a8e3b4524..6e699039b 100644
--- a/libtransmission/transmission.h
+++ b/libtransmission/transmission.h
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ tr_handle * tr_initFull( const char * tag,
                          int          isDownloadLimitEnabled,
                          int          downloadLimit,
                          int          globalPeerLimit,
-                         int          messageLevel );
+                         int          messageLevel,
+                         int          isMessageQueueingEnabled );
 
 
 /**