diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 1a746a392..009c3ca89 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ public:
         delete package;
     }
 
+    void init(Applet* applet)
+    {
+        if (!appletDescription) {
+            applet->setFailedToLaunch(true);
+        }
+
+        applet->setImmutable(applet->globalConfig().isImmutable() ||
+                             applet->config().isImmutable());
+
+    }
+
     static uint nextId()
     {
         ++s_maxAppletId;
@@ -127,7 +138,7 @@ Applet::Applet(QGraphicsItem *parent,
       Widget(parent),
       d(new Private(KService::serviceByStorageId(serviceID), appletId))
 {
-    init();
+    d->init(this);
 }
 
 Applet::Applet(QObject* parent, const QStringList& args)
@@ -136,7 +147,7 @@ Applet::Applet(QObject* parent, const QStringList& args)
       d(new Private(KService::serviceByStorageId(args.count() > 0 ? args[0] : QString()),
                     args.count() > 1 ? args[1].toInt() : 0))
 {
-    init();
+    d->init(this);
     // the brain damage seen in the initialization list is due to the 
     // inflexibility of KService::createInstance
 }
@@ -147,16 +158,6 @@ Applet::~Applet()
     delete d;
 }
 
-void Applet::init()
-{
-    if (!d->appletDescription) {
-        setFailedToLaunch(true);
-    }
-
-    setImmutable(globalConfig().isImmutable() ||
-                 config().isImmutable());
-}
-
 KConfigGroup Applet::config() const
 {
     if (!d->appletConfig) {
diff --git a/applet.h b/applet.h
index cc0b5e4fc..671fa21e6 100644
--- a/applet.h
+++ b/applet.h
@@ -324,9 +324,16 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QObject, public Widget
          **/
         void setFailedToLaunch(bool failed, const QString& reason = QString());
 
-        // Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
         enum { Type = Plasma::AppletType };
+
+        /**
+         * Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
+         **/
         int type() const { return Type; }
+
+        /**
+         * Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
+         **/
         QRectF boundingRect () const;
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
@@ -401,11 +408,11 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QObject, public Widget
     private:
         Q_DISABLE_COPY(Applet)
 
-        // Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
+        /**
+         * Reimplemented from QGraphicsItem
+         **/
         void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget = 0);
 
-        void init();
-
         class Private;
         Private* const d;
 };