diff --git a/examples/hashtest/hashtest.cpp b/examples/hashtest/hashtest.cpp
index 98b46a11..c5c4f164 100644
--- a/examples/hashtest/hashtest.cpp
+++ b/examples/hashtest/hashtest.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 
 // QtCrypto/QtCrypto has the declarations for all of QCA
 #include <QtCrypto>
-// needed for printf
-#include<stdio.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	// also does cleanup when it goes out of scope
 	QCA::Initializer init;
 
+	QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+
 	// we use the first argument if provided, or
 	// use "hello" if no arguments
 	QSecureArray arg = (argc >= 2) ? argv[1] : "hello";
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		// this shows the incremental approach. Naturally
 		// for this simple job, we could use the "all in one"
 		// approach - this is an example, after all :-)
-	        QSecureArray part1(arg.toByteArray().left(3)); // three chars - "hel"
+		QSecureArray part1(arg.toByteArray().left(3)); // three chars - "hel"
 		QSecureArray part2(arg.toByteArray().mid(3)); // the rest - "lo"
 
 		// create the required object.
diff --git a/examples/hashtest/hashtest.pro b/examples/hashtest/hashtest.pro
index d642131e..acd5dacf 100644
--- a/examples/hashtest/hashtest.pro
+++ b/examples/hashtest/hashtest.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 TEMPLATE = app
 CONFIG += thread console
+QT -= gui
 TARGET = hashtest
 
 SOURCES += hashtest.cpp