diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CGraphics.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CGraphics.cs
index b1edd7f5..e3174afc 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CGraphics.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CGraphics.cs
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
                 else
                 {
                     _Screens[(int)_CurrentScreen].OnClose();
-                    GC.Collect();
+                    System.Threading.Thread t = new System.Threading.Thread(delegate() { GC.Collect(); });
                     _CurrentScreen = _NextScreen;
                     _NextScreen = EScreens.ScreenNull;
                     if(CBackgroundMusic.Playing)
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CSongs.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CSongs.cs
index f0eb5717..49ede740 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CSongs.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CSongs.cs
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
                 CLog.StopBenchmark(2, "Load Cover");
             }
             CLog.StopBenchmark(1, "Load Songs ");
-            GC.Collect();
+            Thread t = new Thread(delegate() { GC.Collect(); });
         }
 
         public static void LoadCover(long WaitTime, int NumLoads)