diff --git a/qubes/ext/gui.py b/qubes/ext/gui.py
index a0672a03..1cb1a01e 100644
--- a/qubes/ext/gui.py
+++ b/qubes/ext/gui.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 
+import asyncio
+
 import qubes.config
 import qubes.ext
 
@@ -194,13 +196,17 @@ class GUI(qubes.ext.Extension):
 
         guid_cmd += self.kde_guid_args(vm)
 
-        try:
-            vm.start_daemon(guid_cmd)
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-            raise qubes.exc.QubesVMError(vm,
-                'Cannot start qubes-guid for domain {!r}'.format(vm.name))
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def coro():
+            try:
+                yield from vm.start_daemon(guid_cmd)
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                raise qubes.exc.QubesVMError(vm,
+                    'Cannot start qubes-guid for domain {!r}'.format(vm.name))
 
-        vm.fire_event('monitor-layout-change')
+            vm.fire_event('monitor-layout-change')
+
+        asyncio.ensure_future(coro())
 
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
index 8365cd6b..803e0755 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
@@ -823,12 +823,15 @@ class QubesVM(qubes.vm.mix.net.NetVMMixin, qubes.vm.BaseVM):
                     yield from self.netvm.start(start_guid=start_guid,
                         notify_function=notify_function)
 
+        # TODO: lock
+
+        qmemman_client = yield from asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
+            None, self.request_memory, mem_required)
+
         yield from asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(None,
             self.storage.start)
         self._update_libvirt_domain()
 
-        qmemman_client = yield from asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
-            None, self.request_memory, mem_required)
         try:
             self.libvirt_domain.createWithFlags(libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED)
         except:
@@ -1213,8 +1216,7 @@ class QubesVM(qubes.vm.mix.net.NetVMMixin, qubes.vm.BaseVM):
 
         self.log.info('qubes-session acquired')
         self.have_session.set()
-
-        self.fire_event('have-session')
+        self.fire_event('domain-has-session')
 
     def create_on_disk(self, pool=None, pools=None):
         '''Create files needed for VM.