1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 6f0638bdc9..e89808e818 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -326,6 +326,16 @@ Session::Session (AudioEngine &eng,
 	EndTimeChanged.connect_same_thread (*this, boost::bind (&Session::end_time_changed, this, _1));
 
 	_is_new = false;
+
+	/* hook us up to the engine since we are now completely constructed */
+
+	BootMessage (_("Connect to engine"));
+
+	_engine.set_session (this);
+	_engine.reset_timebase ();
+
+	BootMessage (_("Session loading complete"));
+
 }
 
 Session::~Session ()
@@ -727,12 +737,6 @@ Session::when_engine_running ()
 
         initialize_latencies ();
 
-	/* hook us up to the engine */
-
-	BootMessage (_("Connect to engine"));
-	_engine.set_session (this);
-	_engine.reset_timebase ();
-
 	return 0;
 }