1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/baseapp/network.py b/src/leap/baseapp/network.py
index 077d5164..a33265e5 100644
--- a/src/leap/baseapp/network.py
+++ b/src/leap/baseapp/network.py
@@ -9,19 +9,30 @@ from PyQt4 import QtCore
 from leap.baseapp.dialogs import ErrorDialog
 from leap.base.network import NetworkCheckerThread
 
+from leap.util.misc import null_check
+
 
 class NetworkCheckerAppMixin(object):
     """
     initialize an instance of the Network Checker,
     which gathers error and passes them on.
     """
-
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.network_checker = NetworkCheckerThread(
-            error_cb=self.networkError.emit,
-            debug=self.debugmode)
+        provider = kwargs.pop('provider', None)
+        if provider:
+            self.init_network_checker(provider)
+
+    def init_network_checker(self, provider):
+        null_check(provider, "provider_domain")
+        if not hasattr(self, 'network_checker'):
+            self.network_checker = NetworkCheckerThread(
+                error_cb=self.networkError.emit,
+                debug=self.debugmode,
+                provider=provider)
+        self.network_checker.start()
 
-        # XXX move run_checks to slot
+    @QtCore.pyqtSlot(object)
+    def runNetworkChecks(self):
         self.network_checker.run_checks()
 
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot(object)