diff --git a/modules/slugs/includes/class-qtranslate-slug.php b/modules/slugs/includes/class-qtranslate-slug.php
index ab8f770e..a78fbbf1 100644
--- a/modules/slugs/includes/class-qtranslate-slug.php
+++ b/modules/slugs/includes/class-qtranslate-slug.php
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ public function get_current_url( $lang = false ) {
      * @return string Home url link with optional path appended.
      */
     public function home_url( $url, $path, $scheme, $blog_id ) {
-        global $q_config;
         if ( ! in_array( $scheme, array( 'http', 'https' ) ) ) {
             $scheme = is_ssl() && ! is_admin() ? 'https' : 'http';
         }
diff --git a/modules/slugs/includes/qtranslate-slug-admin.php b/modules/slugs/includes/qtranslate-slug-admin.php
index 47d65be2..042adbb0 100644
--- a/modules/slugs/includes/qtranslate-slug-admin.php
+++ b/modules/slugs/includes/qtranslate-slug-admin.php
@@ -108,10 +108,7 @@ function qts_deactivate() {
  */
 function qts_add_slug_meta_box() {
     remove_meta_box( 'slugdiv', null, 'normal' );
-    add_meta_box( 'qts_sectionid', __( 'Slugs per language', 'qtranslate' ), array(
-        &$this,
-        'qts_draw_meta_box'
-    ), null, 'side', 'high' );
+    add_meta_box( 'qts_sectionid', __( 'Slugs per language', 'qtranslate' ), 'qts_draw_meta_box', null, 'side', 'high' );
 }
 
 /**
@@ -487,6 +484,7 @@ function qts_taxonomy_custom_column( $str, $column_name, $term_id ) {
 function qts_get_object_terms( $terms, $obj_id, $taxonomy, $args ) {
 
     global $pagenow;
+    global $q_config;
 
     // Although in post edit page the tags are translated,
     // but when saving/updating the post Wordpress considers
diff --git a/modules/slugs/includes/qtranslate-slug-settings.php b/modules/slugs/includes/qtranslate-slug-settings.php
index 1689eb23..61986a98 100644
--- a/modules/slugs/includes/qtranslate-slug-settings.php
+++ b/modules/slugs/includes/qtranslate-slug-settings.php
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ function qts_update_settings() {
         return;
     }
     update_option( QTS_OPTIONS_NAME, $qts_settings );
-    flush_rewrite_rules();
     $qtranslate_slug->options_buffer = $qts_settings;
+    flush_rewrite_rules();
 }
 
 /**