diff --git a/src/mpv.rs b/src/mpv.rs
index e59e847..a97aab5 100644
--- a/src/mpv.rs
+++ b/src/mpv.rs
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ pub struct Handle {
 }
 
 // The client API is generally fully thread-safe, unless otherwise noted.
-unsafe impl Send for Handle {}
-unsafe impl Sync for Handle {}
+//unsafe impl Send for Handle {}
+//unsafe impl Sync for Handle {}
+// ........but we'd rather keep this in a single thread to play better with gtk
 
 impl Default for Handle {
     fn default() -> Self {