diff --git a/installer_linux/make_deb.sh b/installer_linux/make_deb.sh
index 809393af0e8..e244f2375e5 100755
--- a/installer_linux/make_deb.sh
+++ b/installer_linux/make_deb.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ cp -r ../resources/data/* ${PACKAGE_NAME}/usr/share/${SURGE_NAME}/
 cp ../target/vst2/Release/Surge.so ${PACKAGE_NAME}/usr/lib/vst/${SURGE_NAME}.so
 
 # Once VST3 works, this will be ../products/vst3
-# cp ../target/vst3/Release/Surge.so ${PACKAGE_NAME}/usr/lib/vst3/${SURGE_NAME}.so
+cp -r ../products/Surge.vst3 ${PACKAGE_NAME}/usr/lib/vst3/
 
 #build package
 
diff --git a/src/linux/LinuxVST3Helpers.cpp b/src/linux/LinuxVST3Helpers.cpp
index f492072362d..a8a65838cb9 100644
--- a/src/linux/LinuxVST3Helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/LinuxVST3Helpers.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class RunLoop : public X11::IRunLoop, public AtomicReferenceCounted
 
    bool registerEventHandler(int fd, X11::IEventHandler* handler) final
    {
-      std::cout << __func__ << " " << fd << " " << handler << std::endl;
       if (!runLoop)
          return false;
 
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ class RunLoop : public X11::IRunLoop, public AtomicReferenceCounted
 
    bool unregisterEventHandler(X11::IEventHandler* handler) final
    {
-      std::cout << __func__ << " " << handler << std::endl;
-      if (!runLoop)
+     if (!runLoop)
          return false;
 
       for (auto it = eventHandlers.begin(), end = eventHandlers.end(); it != end; ++it)
@@ -87,10 +85,9 @@ class RunLoop : public X11::IRunLoop, public AtomicReferenceCounted
    }
    bool registerTimer(uint64_t interval, X11::ITimerHandler* handler) final
    {
-      std::cout << __func__ << " " << interval << " " << handler << std::endl;
       if (!runLoop)
          return false;
-      std::cout << "Have a runloop" << std::endl;
+      // std::cout << "Have a runloop" << std::endl;
 
       auto smtgHandler = Steinberg::owned(new TimerHandler());
       smtgHandler->handler = handler;
@@ -103,7 +100,6 @@ class RunLoop : public X11::IRunLoop, public AtomicReferenceCounted
    }
    bool unregisterTimer(X11::ITimerHandler* handler) final
    {
-      std::cout << __func__ << " " << handler << std::endl;
       if (!runLoop)
          return false;
 
@@ -121,7 +117,7 @@ class RunLoop : public X11::IRunLoop, public AtomicReferenceCounted
 
    RunLoop(Steinberg::Linux::IRunLoop* _runLoop) : runLoop(_runLoop)
    {
-      std::cout << "RunLoop is " << runLoop << " " << _runLoop << std::endl;
+      // std::cout << "RunLoop is " << runLoop << " " << _runLoop << std::endl;
    }
 
 private:
@@ -153,27 +149,21 @@ static UpdateHandlerInit gUpdateHandlerInit;
 class IdleUpdateHandler
 {
 public:
+   std::atomic<bool> running;
+   pthread_t t;
    static void start()
    {
       auto& instance = get();
       if (++instance.users == 1)
       {
-         /*
-         instance.timer = VSTGUI::makeOwned<VSTGUI::CVSTGUITimer>
-           (
-            [] (VSTGUI::CVSTGUITimer*) {
-              std::cout << "DEFUP" << std::endl;
-              gUpdateHandlerInit.get ()->triggerDeferedUpdates (); },
-            1000 / 30);
-         */
-         pthread_t t;
-         pthread_create(&t, NULL, IdleUpdateHandler::doDefUp, NULL);
+	 instance.running = true;
+         pthread_create(&instance.t, NULL, IdleUpdateHandler::doDefUp, NULL);
       }
    }
 
    static void* doDefUp(void* x)
    {
-      while (true)
+      while (get().running)
       {
          // std::cout << "GUpdate" << std::endl;
          gUpdateHandlerInit.get()->triggerDeferedUpdates();
@@ -186,7 +176,8 @@ class IdleUpdateHandler
       auto& instance = get();
       if (--instance.users == 0)
       {
-         instance.timer = nullptr;
+	instance.running = false;
+	pthread_join(instance.t, NULL);
       }
    }
 
@@ -203,7 +194,7 @@ class IdleUpdateHandler
 
 void LinuxVST3Init(Steinberg::Linux::IRunLoop* rl)
 {
-   std::cout << "irl is " << rl << std::endl;
+   // std::cout << "irl is " << rl << std::endl;
    VSTGUI::X11::RunLoop::init(owned(new RunLoop(rl)));
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +205,7 @@ void LinuxVST3FrameOpen(VSTGUI::CFrame* that, void* parent, const VSTGUI::Platfo
    x11config.runLoop = VSTGUI::X11::RunLoop::get();
    config = &x11config;
 
-   std::cout << "Special Magical VST3 Open" << std::endl;
+   // std::cout << "Special Magical VST3 Open" << std::endl;
    that->open(parent, pt, config);
 
    IdleUpdateHandler::start();
@@ -222,6 +213,6 @@ void LinuxVST3FrameOpen(VSTGUI::CFrame* that, void* parent, const VSTGUI::Platfo
 
 void LinuxVST3Detatch()
 {
-  std::cout << "Would detatch here. FIXME" << std::endl;
+  IdleUpdateHandler::stop();
 }
 #endif