diff --git a/matrique.pro b/matrique.pro
index 4cd7c0b..85e6a42 100644
--- a/matrique.pro
+++ b/matrique.pro
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ SOURCES += src/main.cpp \
     src/roomlistmodel.cpp \
     src/imageprovider.cpp \
     src/messageeventmodel.cpp \
-    src/imageproviderconnection.cpp \
     src/emojimodel.cpp \
     src/matriqueroom.cpp \
     src/userlistmodel.cpp \
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ HEADERS += \
     src/roomlistmodel.h \
     src/imageprovider.h \
     src/messageeventmodel.h \
-    src/imageproviderconnection.h \
     src/emojimodel.h \
     src/matriqueroom.h \
     src/userlistmodel.h \
diff --git a/src/imageprovider.cpp b/src/imageprovider.cpp
index fad23a6..85aad34 100644
--- a/src/imageprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/imageprovider.cpp
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 using QMatrixClient::MediaThumbnailJob;
 
 ImageProvider::ImageProvider(QObject* parent)
-    : QQuickImageProvider(
+    : QObject(parent),
+      QQuickImageProvider(
           QQmlImageProviderBase::Image,
           QQmlImageProviderBase::ForceAsynchronousImageLoading) {
 #if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0))
   qRegisterMetaType<MediaThumbnailJob*>();
 #endif
-  m_connection = new ImageProviderConnection();
 }
 
 QImage ImageProvider::requestImage(const QString& id, QSize* pSize,
@@ -49,13 +49,10 @@ QImage ImageProvider::requestImage(const QString& id, QSize* pSize,
 #if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0))
   QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
       m_connection,
-      [=] {
-        return m_connection->getConnection()->getThumbnail(mxcUri,
-                                                           requestedSize);
-      },
+      [=] { return m_connection->getThumbnail(mxcUri, requestedSize); },
       Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection, &job);
 #else
-  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_connection->getConnection(), "getThumbnail",
+  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_connection, "getThumbnail",
                             Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
                             Q_RETURN_ARG(MediaThumbnailJob*, job),
                             Q_ARG(QUrl, mxcUri), Q_ARG(QSize, requestedSize));
diff --git a/src/imageprovider.h b/src/imageprovider.h
index 6133b09..5de4ae1 100644
--- a/src/imageprovider.h
+++ b/src/imageprovider.h
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 #include <QtQuick/QQuickImageProvider>
 
 #include "connection.h"
-#include "imageproviderconnection.h"
 
-class ImageProvider : public QQuickImageProvider {
+class ImageProvider : public QObject, public QQuickImageProvider {
+  Q_OBJECT
+  Q_PROPERTY(QMatrixClient::Connection* connection READ connection WRITE
+                 setConnection NOTIFY connectionChanged)
  public:
   explicit ImageProvider(QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
@@ -17,11 +19,20 @@ class ImageProvider : public QQuickImageProvider {
 
   void initializeEngine(QQmlEngine* engine, const char* uri);
 
-  ImageProviderConnection* getConnection() { return m_connection; }
+  QMatrixClient::Connection* connection() { return m_connection; }
+  void setConnection(QMatrixClient::Connection* newConnection) {
+    if (m_connection != newConnection) {
+      m_connection = newConnection;
+      emit connectionChanged();
+    }
+  }
+
+ signals:
+  void connectionChanged();
 
  private:
   QReadWriteLock m_lock;
-  ImageProviderConnection* m_connection;
+  QMatrixClient::Connection* m_connection;
 };
 
 #endif  // IMAGEPROVIDER_H
diff --git a/src/imageproviderconnection.cpp b/src/imageproviderconnection.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 40f3db0..0000000
--- a/src/imageproviderconnection.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#include "imageproviderconnection.h"
-
-ImageProviderConnection::ImageProviderConnection(QObject* parent)
-    : QObject(parent) {}
-
-ImageProviderConnection::~ImageProviderConnection() {}
diff --git a/src/imageproviderconnection.h b/src/imageproviderconnection.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d044b50..0000000
--- a/src/imageproviderconnection.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef IMAGEPROVIDERCONNECTION_H
-#define IMAGEPROVIDERCONNECTION_H
-
-#include <QObject>
-
-#include "connection.h"
-
-class ImageProviderConnection : public QObject {
-  Q_OBJECT
-
-  Q_PROPERTY(QMatrixClient::Connection* connection READ getConnection WRITE
-                 setConnection NOTIFY connectionChanged)
-
- public:
-  explicit ImageProviderConnection(QObject* parent = nullptr);
-  ~ImageProviderConnection();
-
-  QMatrixClient::Connection* getConnection() { return m_connection; }
-  void setConnection(QMatrixClient::Connection* connection) {
-    m_connection = connection;
-    emit connectionChanged();
-  }
-
- private:
-  QMatrixClient::Connection* m_connection;
- signals:
-  void connectionChanged();
-};
-
-#endif  // IMAGEPROVIDERCONNECTION_H
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a661494..3636474 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QQmlContext>
 
-#include "imageitem.h"
 #include "controller.h"
 #include "emojimodel.h"
+#include "imageitem.h"
 #include "imageprovider.h"
 #include "matriqueroom.h"
 #include "messageeventmodel.h"
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   ImageProvider *m_provider = new ImageProvider();
 
-  engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("imageProvider",
-                                           m_provider->getConnection());
+  engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("imageProvider", m_provider);
 
   engine.addImageProvider(QLatin1String("mxc"), m_provider);