diff --git a/cockatrice/src/server/user/user_list_manager.cpp b/cockatrice/src/server/user/user_list_manager.cpp
index 67089cc74..d14f5c4b4 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/server/user/user_list_manager.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/server/user/user_list_manager.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include "pb/session_commands.pb.h"
 #include "user_info_box.h"
 
-UserListManager::UserListManager(AbstractClient *_client, QWidget *parent)
-    : QWidget(parent), client(_client), ownUserInfo(nullptr)
+UserListManager::UserListManager(AbstractClient *_client, QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent), client(_client), ownUserInfo(nullptr)
 {
     connect(client, &AbstractClient::userJoinedEventReceived, this, &UserListManager::processUserJoinedEvent);
     connect(client, &AbstractClient::userLeftEventReceived, this, &UserListManager::processUserLeftEvent);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/server/user/user_list_manager.h b/cockatrice/src/server/user/user_list_manager.h
index ee94031f5..d83ec45ef 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/server/user/user_list_manager.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/server/user/user_list_manager.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Response;
 class ServerInfo_User;
 class TabSupervisor;
 
-class UserListManager : public QWidget, public UserListProxy
+class UserListManager : public QObject, public UserListProxy
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private slots:
     void processRemoveFromListEvent(const Event_RemoveFromList &event);
 
 public:
-    explicit UserListManager(AbstractClient *_client, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit UserListManager(AbstractClient *_client, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~UserListManager() override;
 
     [[nodiscard]] QMap<QString, ServerInfo_User> getAllUsersList() const