diff --git a/src/robotide/ui/mainframe.py b/src/robotide/ui/mainframe.py
index fff2e9bf6..5f93507f4 100644
--- a/src/robotide/ui/mainframe.py
+++ b/src/robotide/ui/mainframe.py
@@ -385,9 +385,7 @@ def _on_auto_save(self, event):
             RideBeforeSaving().publish()
             self.save_all()
             wx.CallAfter(self._start_auto_save_timer)
-            import threading
-            x = threading.Thread(target=self._status_scroller, args=(_('Auto-saved all files'),))
-            x.start()
+            wx.CallAfter(self._status_scroller, status_msg=_('Auto-saved all files'))
 
     def _status_scroller(self, status_msg:str):
             self.SetStatusText(status_msg)
diff --git a/src/robotide/version.py b/src/robotide/version.py
index 17ac9b63d..07870dfc2 100644
--- a/src/robotide/version.py
+++ b/src/robotide/version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated by `tasks.py`.
 
-VERSION = 'v2.2.3dev9'
+VERSION = 'v2.2.3dev10'