diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22cf14f..e94bf53 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SET (PROJECT_DESCRIPTION "LAview Desktop Application.")
 
 SET (MAJOR 1)
 SET (MINOR 1)
-SET (PATCH 3)
+SET (PATCH 4)
 
 LIST (APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/backbone)
 
diff --git a/src/AppCore.vala b/src/AppCore.vala
index f1f611c..735d8dd 100644
--- a/src/AppCore.vala
+++ b/src/AppCore.vala
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 			settings = new AppSettings();
 		}
 
+		public static void terminate () {
+			core = null;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/AppDirs.vala b/src/AppDirs.vala
index 2f06b66..bf33f3e 100644
--- a/src/AppDirs.vala
+++ b/src/AppDirs.vala
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 			if (File.new_for_path(w32dhack_sdir+"/gschemas.compiled").query_exists ())
 				settings_dir = w32dhack_sdir;
 		}
+
+		public static void terminate () {
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index aa584a9..26e50a6 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 
 		[CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
 		public void action_quit_activate (Gtk.Action action) {
-			window.application.quit();
+			window.destroy();
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/PreferencesWindow.vala b/src/PreferencesWindow.vala
index 21ddaab..b7d1f50 100644
--- a/src/PreferencesWindow.vala
+++ b/src/PreferencesWindow.vala
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 			dialog = builder.get_object ("preferences_window") as Dialog;
 			dialog.transient_for = parent;
 			dialog.modal = true;
-			dialog.application = application;
+			//dialog.application = application;
 			dialog.delete_event.connect ((source) => {return true;});
 			liststore_data = builder.get_object ("liststore_data") as Gtk.ListStore;
 			liststore_protocols = builder.get_object ("liststore_protocols") as Gtk.ListStore;
diff --git a/src/Resources.vala b/src/Resources.vala
index 75e495a..6105344 100644
--- a/src/Resources.vala
+++ b/src/Resources.vala
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 			resource = Resource.load (resource_file);
 			resource._register();
 		}
+
+		public static void terminate () {
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/SubprocessDialog.vala b/src/SubprocessDialog.vala
index cd30114..1d63d2e 100644
--- a/src/SubprocessDialog.vala
+++ b/src/SubprocessDialog.vala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 			dialog = builder.get_object ("subprocess_dialog") as Dialog;
 			dialog.transient_for = parent;
 			dialog.modal = true;
-			dialog.application = application;
+			//dialog.application = application;
 			dialog.delete_event.connect ((source) => {return true;});
 			textview_stderrout = builder.get_object ("textview_stderrout") as TextView;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Utils.vala b/src/Utils.vala
index 24c8668..c7ec257 100644
--- a/src/Utils.vala
+++ b/src/Utils.vala
@@ -4,43 +4,6 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 
 		using Gtk;
 
-		/**
-		 * Resolve a path beginning with "~"
-		 * Look at: https://github.com/ssokolow/gvrun/blob/master/process_runner.vala#L86
-		 */
-		#if (linux || UNIX || __unix__)
-		static string expand_tilde (string path) {
-			if (!path.has_prefix ("~")) return path; // Just pass paths through if they don't start with ~
-
-			// Split the ~user portion from the path (Use / for the path if not present)
-			string parts[2];
-			if (!(Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S in path)) {
-				parts = { path.substring(1), Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S };
-			} else {
-				string trimmed = path.substring(1);
-				parts = trimmed.split(Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S, 2);
-			}
-			warn_if_fail(parts.length == 2);
-
-			// Handle both "~" and "~user" forms
-			string home_path;
-			if (parts[0] == "") {
-				home_path = Environment.get_variable("HOME") ?? Environment.get_home_dir();
-			} else {
-				unowned Posix.Passwd _pw = Posix.getpwnam(parts[0]);
-				home_path = (_pw == null) ? null : _pw.pw_dir;
-			}
-
-			// Fail safely if we couldn't look up a homedir
-			if (home_path == null) {
-				warning("Could not get homedir for user: %s", parts[0].length > 0 ? parts[0] : "<current user>");
-				return path;
-			} else {
-				return home_path + Path.DIR_SEPARATOR_S + parts[1];
-			}
-		}
-		#endif
-
 		/**
 		 * Open document.
 		 * Idea borrowed from: https://github.com/ssokolow/gvrun/blob/master/process_runner.vala
@@ -51,7 +14,7 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 				foreach (var opener in OPENERS) {
 					if (Environment.find_program_in_path (opener) != null) {
 						try {
-							string[] argv = { opener, expand_tilde (path) };
+							string[] argv = { opener, path };
 							Process.spawn_async(null, argv, null, SpawnFlags.SEARCH_PATH, null, null);
 						} catch (SpawnError err) {
 							var msg = new MessageDialog (parent_window, DialogFlags.MODAL, MessageType.ERROR,
diff --git a/src/main.vala b/src/main.vala
index c50a61f..fb3bee9 100644
--- a/src/main.vala
+++ b/src/main.vala
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ namespace LAview.Desktop {
 			       flags: ApplicationFlags.FLAGS_NONE);
 		}
 
+		~LAviewDesktopApp () {
+			print ("~LAviewDesktopApp()\n");
+			Resources.terminate ();
+			AppCore.terminate ();
+			AppDirs.terminate ();
+		}
+
 		protected override void activate () {
 			try {
 				main_window = new MainWindow (this);