diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 3bee30131..cf3846158 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
  ****/
 
 #define RS_RELEASE_VERSION    1
-
+ 
 /** Constructor */
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     : QMainWindow(parent, flags)
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     connect(transfersDialog, SIGNAL(playFiles( QStringList )), this, SLOT(playFiles( QStringList )));
 
 #ifdef RS_RELEASE_VERSION    
-    addAction(new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_BLOCK), tr("Unfinished"), ui.toolBar), SLOT(showApplWindow()));
+    //addAction(new QAction(QIcon(IMAGE_BLOCK), tr("Unfinished"), ui.toolBar), SLOT(showApplWindow()));
 
 
 #else
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     ui.toolBarservice->addSeparator();
 
 #endif
-    //peerstatus = new PeerStatus();
-    //statusBar()->addWidget(peerstatus);
-    statusBar()->addWidget(statusPeers = new QLabel(tr("Online: 0 |Friends: 0|Network: 0")));
+    peerstatus = new PeerStatus();
+    statusBar()->addWidget(peerstatus);
+    //statusBar()->addWidget(statusPeers = new QLabel(tr("Online: 0 |Friends: 0|Network: 0")));
     statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(statusRates = new QLabel(tr("Down: 0.0 | Up: 0.0 ")));
     //statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(statusPeers = new QLabel(tr("Online: 0 |Friends: 0|Network: 0")));
 
@@ -328,36 +328,15 @@ void MainWindow::updateStatus()
 	std::ostringstream out;
 	out << "Down: " << std::setprecision(2) << std::fixed << downKb << " (kB/s) |  Up: " << std::setprecision(2) << std::fixed <<  upKb << " (kB/s) ";
 
-	std::list<std::string> ids;
-	rsPeers->getOnlineList(ids);
-	int online = ids.size();
-
-	ids.clear();
-	rsPeers->getFriendList(ids);
-	int friends = ids.size();
-
-	ids.clear();
-	rsPeers->getOthersList(ids);
-	int others = 1 + ids.size();
-
-	std::ostringstream out2;
-	out2 << "Online: " << online << "| Friends: " << friends << "| Network: " << others << " ";
-
 	/* set uploads/download rates */
-
 	if (statusRates)
     		statusRates -> setText(QString::fromStdString(out.str()));
 
-	if (statusPeers)
-    		statusPeers -> setText(QString::fromStdString(out2.str()));
+    	if (peerstatus)
+		peerstatus->setPeerStatus();
 
 }
 
-void MainWindow::peerstat()
-{
-    peerstatus->setPeerStatus();
-}
-
 
 /** Creates a new action associated with a config page. */
 QAction* MainWindow::createPageAction(QIcon img, QString text, QActionGroup *group)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
index 303f00b8d..cb4958da1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 
 class SMPlayer;
 
+class PeerStatus;
+
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 {
   Q_OBJECT
@@ -116,7 +118,6 @@ private slots:
 
     void updateMenu();
     void updateStatus();
-    void peerstat();
     
     void toggleVisibility(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason e);
     void toggleVisibilitycontextmenu();
@@ -192,9 +193,7 @@ private:
     QMenu *menu;
 
     QLabel *statusRates;
-    QLabel *statusPeers;
-    
-    class PeerStatus *peerstatus;
+    PeerStatus *peerstatus;
        
     /** Qt Designer generated object */
     Ui::MainWindow ui;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.cpp
index 93f88d2d1..da68d1a1f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ void MessengerWindow::connectfriend2()
     if (!i)
       return;
 
-    if (isOnline)
+    std::string id = (i -> text(4)).toStdString();
+    if (rsPeers->isOnline(id))
     {
 	std::cerr << "MessengerWindow::connectfriend2() Already online" << std::endl;
     }
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ void MessengerWindow::chatfriend2()
     std::string name = (i -> text(0)).toStdString();
     std::string id = (i -> text(4)).toStdString();
 
-    if (!isOnline)
+    if (!(rsPeers->isOnline(id)))
     {
     	/* info dialog */
         QMessageBox::StandardButton sb = QMessageBox::question ( NULL, 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.cpp
index 61032219d..c71ded199 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.cpp
@@ -52,10 +52,7 @@ PeerStatus::PeerStatus(QWidget *parent)
     hbox->addWidget(statusPeers);
     
     setLayout( hbox );
-    
-    QTimer *timer2 = new QTimer(this);
-    timer2->connect(timer2, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(setPeerStatus()));
-    timer2->start(5113);
+
 }
 
 PeerStatus::~PeerStatus()
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ void PeerStatus::setPeerStatus()
 	int others = 1 + ids.size();
 
 	std::ostringstream out2;
-	out2 << "Online: " << online << "| Friends: " << friends << "| Network: " << others << " ";
+	out2 << "Online: " << online << " | Friends: " << friends << " | Network: " << others << " ";
 
 
 	if (statusPeers)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.h
index 426ae78a3..814491c91 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/peerstatus.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
     PeerStatus(QWidget *parent = 0);
 
     ~PeerStatus();
-
+
     void setPeerStatus( );
     
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/rsiface/rspeers.h b/retroshare-gui/src/rsiface/rspeers.h
index 2556ce0e7..a92717f57 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/rsiface/rspeers.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/rsiface/rspeers.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ virtual bool	getOnlineList(std::list<std::string> &ids)	= 0;
 virtual bool	getFriendList(std::list<std::string> &ids)	= 0;
 virtual bool	getOthersList(std::list<std::string> &ids)	= 0;
 
+virtual bool    isOnline(std::string id)			= 0;
 virtual bool    isFriend(std::string id)			= 0;
 virtual std::string getPeerName(std::string id)			= 0;
 virtual bool	getPeerDetails(std::string id, RsPeerDetails &d) = 0;