diff --git a/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc b/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
index 1004617744a6bd432ae47d59080a77dbe60834eb..e680b641e467f57eaa8d545ff950cd2fc2d8cb55 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
@@ -176,17 +176,17 @@ void QGCXPlaneLink::run()
 
     QObject::connect(socket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(readBytes()));
 
-    connect(mav, SIGNAL(hilControlsChanged(quint64, float, float, float, float, quint8, quint8)), this, SLOT(updateControls(quint64,float,float,float,float,quint8,quint8)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    connect(mav, SIGNAL(hilActuatorsChanged(quint64, float, float, float, float, float, float, float, float)), this, SLOT(updateActuators(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(hilGroundTruthChanged(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,double,double,double,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), mav, SLOT(sendHilGroundTruth(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,double,double,double,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(hilStateChanged(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,double,double,double,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), mav, SLOT(sendHilState(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,double,double,double,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(sensorHilGpsChanged(quint64,double,double,double,int,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,int)), mav, SLOT(sendHilGps(quint64,double,double,double,int,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,int)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(sensorHilRawImuChanged(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,quint32)), mav, SLOT(sendHilSensors(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,quint32)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-
     UAS* uas = dynamic_cast<UAS*>(mav);
     if (uas)
     {
+        connect(uas, SIGNAL(hilControlsChanged(quint64, float, float, float, float, quint8, quint8)), this, SLOT(updateControls(quint64,float,float,float,float,quint8,quint8)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+        connect(uas, SIGNAL(hilActuatorsChanged(quint64, float, float, float, float, float, float, float, float)), this, SLOT(updateActuators(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
+        connect(this, SIGNAL(hilGroundTruthChanged(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,double,double,double,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), uas, SLOT(sendHilGroundTruth(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,double,double,double,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+        connect(this, SIGNAL(hilStateChanged(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,double,double,double,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), uas, SLOT(sendHilState(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,double,double,double,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+        connect(this, SIGNAL(sensorHilGpsChanged(quint64,double,double,double,int,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,int)), uas, SLOT(sendHilGps(quint64,double,double,double,int,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,int)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+        connect(this, SIGNAL(sensorHilRawImuChanged(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,quint32)), uas, SLOT(sendHilSensors(quint64,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,float,quint32)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
         uas->startHil();
     }
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void QGCXPlaneLink::run()
     connectState = false;
 
     socket->close();
-    delete socket;
+    socket->deleteLater();
     socket = NULL;
 
     emit simulationDisconnected();