--- a/Preferences/__init__.py	Thu Mar 28 17:01:05 2013 +0100
+++ b/Preferences/__init__.py	Thu Mar 28 20:09:00 2013 +0100
@@ -1113,6 +1113,9 @@
     QCoreApplication.setOrganizationName(settingsNameOrganization)
     QCoreApplication.setApplicationName(settingsNameGlobal)
     
+    # Avoid nasty behavior of QSettings in combination with Py2
+    Prefs.settings.value("UI/SingleApplicationMode")    
+    
 
 def syncPreferences(prefClass=Prefs):
     """