diff --git a/common/JackAPI.cpp b/common/JackAPI.cpp
index e22968c8..a2e79314 100644
--- a/common/JackAPI.cpp
+++ b/common/JackAPI.cpp
@@ -1718,14 +1718,12 @@ LIB_EXPORT int jack_drop_real_time_scheduling(jack_native_thread_t thread)
 LIB_EXPORT int jack_client_stop_thread(jack_client_t* client, jack_native_thread_t thread)
 {
     JackGlobals::CheckContext("jack_client_stop_thread");
-
     return JackThread::StopImp(thread);
 }
 
 LIB_EXPORT int jack_client_kill_thread(jack_client_t* client, jack_native_thread_t thread)
 {
     JackGlobals::CheckContext("jack_client_kill_thread");
-
     return JackThread::KillImp(thread);
 }
 
@@ -1746,7 +1744,6 @@ LIB_EXPORT int jack_internal_client_new (const char* client_name,
                                      const char* load_init)
 {
     JackGlobals::CheckContext("jack_internal_client_new");
-
     jack_error("jack_internal_client_new: deprecated");
     return -1;
 }
@@ -1754,7 +1751,6 @@ LIB_EXPORT int jack_internal_client_new (const char* client_name,
 LIB_EXPORT void jack_internal_client_close (const char* client_name)
 {
     JackGlobals::CheckContext("jack_internal_client_close");
-
     jack_error("jack_internal_client_close: deprecated");
 }
 
@@ -1866,7 +1862,6 @@ LIB_EXPORT void jack_get_version(int *major_ptr,
 LIB_EXPORT const char* jack_get_version_string()
 {
     JackGlobals::CheckContext("jack_get_version_string");
-
     return VERSION;
 }
 
diff --git a/common/JackClient.cpp b/common/JackClient.cpp
index 6460dfac..166879ae 100644
--- a/common/JackClient.cpp
+++ b/common/JackClient.cpp
@@ -524,23 +524,18 @@ bool JackClient::Init()
         jack_error("Failed to set thread realtime key");
     }
 
-    if (GetEngineControl()->fRealTime) {
-        set_threaded_log_function();
-    }
-
     // Setup RT
     if (GetEngineControl()->fRealTime) {
-        if (fThread.AcquireSelfRealTime(GetEngineControl()->fClientPriority) < 0) {
-            jack_error("JackClient::AcquireSelfRealTime error");
-        }
+        set_threaded_log_function();
+        SetupRealTime();
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
-int JackClient::StartThread()
+void JackClient::SetupRealTime()
 {
-    jack_log("JackClient::StartThread : period = %ld computation = %ld constraint = %ld",
+    jack_log("JackClient::Init : period = %ld computation = %ld constraint = %ld",
              long(int64_t(GetEngineControl()->fPeriod) / 1000.0f),
              long(int64_t(GetEngineControl()->fComputation) / 1000.0f),
              long(int64_t(GetEngineControl()->fConstraint) / 1000.0f));
@@ -548,6 +543,13 @@ int JackClient::StartThread()
     // Will do "something" on OSX only...
     fThread.SetParams(GetEngineControl()->fPeriod, GetEngineControl()->fComputation, GetEngineControl()->fConstraint);
 
+    if (fThread.AcquireSelfRealTime(GetEngineControl()->fClientPriority) < 0) {
+        jack_error("JackClient::AcquireSelfRealTime error");
+    }
+}
+
+int JackClient::StartThread()
+{
     if (fThread.StartSync() < 0) {
         jack_error("Start thread error");
         return -1;
diff --git a/common/JackClient.h b/common/JackClient.h
index 5652da07..b8ed0b2f 100644
--- a/common/JackClient.h
+++ b/common/JackClient.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackClient : public JackClientInterface, public JackRunnable
         inline void CallTimebaseCallbackAux();
         inline int ActivateAux();
         inline void InitAux();
+        inline void SetupRealTime();
 
         int HandleLatencyCallback(int status);