diff --git a/launcher/tasks/Task.cpp b/launcher/tasks/Task.cpp
index bb71b98c..b4babdd4 100644
--- a/launcher/tasks/Task.cpp
+++ b/launcher/tasks/Task.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
-Task::Task(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+Task::Task(QObject *parent, bool show_debug) : QObject(parent), m_show_debug(show_debug)
 {
+    setAutoDelete(false);
 }
 
 void Task::setStatus(const QString &new_status)
@@ -63,27 +64,32 @@ void Task::start()
     {
         case State::Inactive:
         {
-            qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "starting for the first time";
+            if (m_show_debug)
+                qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "starting for the first time";
             break;
         }
         case State::AbortedByUser:
         {
-            qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "restarting for after being aborted by user";
+            if (m_show_debug)
+                qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "restarting for after being aborted by user";
             break;
         }
         case State::Failed:
         {
-            qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "restarting for after failing at first";
+            if (m_show_debug)
+                qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "restarting for after failing at first";
             break;
         }
         case State::Succeeded:
         {
-            qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "restarting for after succeeding at first";
+            if (m_show_debug)
+                qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "restarting for after succeeding at first";
             break;
         }
         case State::Running:
         {
-            qWarning() << "The launcher tried to start task" << describe() << "while it was already running!";
+            if (m_show_debug)
+                qWarning() << "The launcher tried to start task" << describe() << "while it was already running!";
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -118,7 +124,8 @@ void Task::emitAborted()
     }
     m_state = State::AbortedByUser;
     m_failReason = "Aborted.";
-    qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "aborted.";
+    if (m_show_debug)
+        qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "aborted.";
     emit aborted();
     emit finished();
 }
@@ -132,7 +139,8 @@ void Task::emitSucceeded()
         return;
     }
     m_state = State::Succeeded;
-    qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "succeeded";
+    if (m_show_debug)
+        qDebug() << "Task" << describe() << "succeeded";
     emit succeeded();
     emit finished();
 }
diff --git a/launcher/tasks/Task.h b/launcher/tasks/Task.h
index aafaf68c..2baf0188 100644
--- a/launcher/tasks/Task.h
+++ b/launcher/tasks/Task.h
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <QRunnable>
+
 #include "QObjectPtr.h"
 
-class Task : public QObject {
+class Task : public QObject, public QRunnable {
     Q_OBJECT
    public:
     using Ptr = shared_qobject_ptr<Task>;
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ class Task : public QObject {
     enum class State { Inactive, Running, Succeeded, Failed, AbortedByUser };
 
    public:
-    explicit Task(QObject* parent = 0);
+    explicit Task(QObject* parent = 0, bool show_debug_log = true);
     virtual ~Task() = default;
 
     bool isRunning() const;
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ class Task : public QObject {
     void stepStatus(QString status);
 
    public slots:
+    // QRunnable's interface
+    void run() override { start(); }
+
     virtual void start();
     virtual bool abort() { if(canAbort()) emitAborted(); return canAbort(); };
 
@@ -117,4 +122,7 @@ class Task : public QObject {
     QString m_status;
     int m_progress = 0;
     int m_progressTotal = 100;
+
+    // TODO: Nuke in favor of QLoggingCategory
+    bool m_show_debug = true;
 };