diff --git a/src/plugins/squish/squishfilehandler.cpp b/src/plugins/squish/squishfilehandler.cpp
index 99ee316bf2b..115086bc742 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squish/squishfilehandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/squish/squishfilehandler.cpp
@@ -74,17 +74,15 @@ public:
         setWindowTitle(Tr::tr("Recording Settings"));
 
         auto squishTools = SquishTools::instance();
-        connect(squishTools, &SquishTools::queryFinished, this,
-                [this] (const QString &out, const QString &) {
+        QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
+
+        squishTools->queryServerSettings([this] (const QString &out, const QString &) {
             SquishServerSettings s;
             s.setFromXmlOutput(out);
             QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
             for (const QString &app : s.mappedAuts.keys())
                 aut.addItem(app);
         });
-
-        QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
-        squishTools->queryServerSettings();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/squish/squishsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/squish/squishsettings.cpp
index d6dc68d91ae..17daef73f41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squish/squishsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/squish/squishsettings.cpp
@@ -406,15 +406,13 @@ SquishServerSettingsWidget::SquishServerSettingsWidget(QWidget *parent)
 
     // query settings
     SquishTools *squishTools = SquishTools::instance();
-    connect(squishTools, &SquishTools::queryFinished, this,
-            [this, progress] (const QString &out, const QString &) {
+    squishTools->queryServerSettings([this, progress] (const QString &out, const QString &) {
         m_serverSettings.setFromXmlOutput(out);
         m_originalSettings.setFromXmlOutput(out);
         repopulateApplicationView();
         progress->hide();
         setEnabled(true);
     });
-    squishTools->queryServerSettings();
 }
 
 void SquishServerSettingsWidget::repopulateApplicationView()
diff --git a/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.cpp b/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.cpp
index 614ac1f1e82..df63485fcc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.cpp
@@ -260,10 +260,12 @@ void SquishTools::runTestCases(const FilePath &suitePath,
     startSquishServer(RunTestRequested);
 }
 
-void SquishTools::queryServerSettings()
+void SquishTools::queryServerSettings(QueryCallback callback)
 {
     if (m_shutdownInitiated)
         return;
+    m_queryCallback = callback;
+
     if (m_state != Idle) {
         QMessageBox::critical(Core::ICore::dialogParent(),
                               Tr::tr("Error"),
@@ -686,9 +688,11 @@ void SquishTools::onRunnerFinished()
     if (m_request == RunnerQueryRequested) {
         const QString error = m_licenseIssues ? Tr::tr("Could not get Squish license from server.")
                                               : QString();
-        emit queryFinished(m_fullRunnerOutput, error);
+        if (m_queryCallback)
+            m_queryCallback(m_fullRunnerOutput, error);
         setState(RunnerStopped);
         m_fullRunnerOutput.clear();
+        m_queryCallback = {};
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.h b/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.h
index 72825514e44..d9400f7ad07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.h
+++ b/src/plugins/squish/squishtools.h
@@ -61,12 +61,14 @@ public:
         Finished
     };
 
+    using QueryCallback = std::function<void(const QString &, const QString &)>;
+
     State state() const { return m_state; }
     void runTestCases(const Utils::FilePath &suitePath,
                       const QStringList &testCases = QStringList());
     void recordTestCase(const Utils::FilePath &suitePath, const QString &testCaseName,
                         const SuiteConf &suiteConf);
-    void queryServerSettings();
+    void queryServerSettings(QueryCallback callback);
     void writeServerSettingsChanges(const QList<QStringList> &changes);
     void requestExpansion(const QString &name);
 
@@ -77,7 +79,6 @@ signals:
     void squishTestRunStarted();
     void squishTestRunFinished();
     void resultOutputCreated(const QByteArray &output);
-    void queryFinished(const QString &output, const QString &error);
     void configChangesFailed(QProcess::ProcessError error);
     void configChangesWritten();
     void localsUpdated(const QString &output);
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ private:
     QTimer *m_requestVarsTimer = nullptr;
     qint64 m_readResultsCount;
     int m_autId = 0;
+    QueryCallback m_queryCallback;
     bool m_shutdownInitiated = false;
     bool m_closeRunnerOnEndRecord = false;
     bool m_licenseIssues = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/squish/squishwizardpages.cpp b/src/plugins/squish/squishwizardpages.cpp
index b40a037cf45..62535b5a3ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/squish/squishwizardpages.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/squish/squishwizardpages.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ void SquishToolkitsPage::fetchServerSettings()
     auto squishTools = SquishTools::instance();
     QTC_ASSERT(squishTools, return);
 
-    connect(squishTools, &SquishTools::queryFinished, this,
-            [this] (const QString &out, const QString &error) {
+    QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
+    squishTools->queryServerSettings([this](const QString &out, const QString &error) {
         SquishServerSettings s;
         s.setFromXmlOutput(out);
         QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ void SquishToolkitsPage::fetchServerSettings()
             m_errorLabel->setVisible(true);
         }
     });
-    QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
-    squishTools->queryServerSettings();
 }
 
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