--- a/eric6.py	Tue Feb 05 19:35:13 2019 +0100
+++ b/eric6.py	Wed Feb 06 19:14:50 2019 +0100
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 mainWindow = None
 splash = None
 inMainLoop = None
+app = None
 
 if "--debug" in sys.argv:
     del sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--debug")]
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@
     from Globals import AppInfo
     import Globals
     
-    global args, mainWindow, splash, restartArgs, inMainLoop
+    global app, args, mainWindow, splash, restartArgs, inMainLoop
     
     sys.excepthook = excepthook