diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3connmgr.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3connmgr.cc
index d8ec72fd0..3cfaacfdf 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3connmgr.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3connmgr.cc
@@ -2603,24 +2603,27 @@ bool    p3ConnectMgr::setLocalAddress(std::string id, struct sockaddr_in addr)
 
         if (id == AuthSSL::getAuthSSL()->OwnId())
 	{
+            if (ownState.currentlocaladdr.sin_addr.s_addr != addr.sin_addr.s_addr ||
+                ownState.currentlocaladdr.sin_port != addr.sin_port) {
                 {
-                        RsStackMutex stack(connMtx); /****** STACK LOCK MUTEX *******/
-                        ownState.currentlocaladdr = addr;
-                        //avoid 0 for port and address
-                        if (ownState.currentlocaladdr.sin_addr.s_addr == 0) {
-                            ownState.currentlocaladdr.sin_addr.s_addr = 1;
-                        }
-                        if (addr.sin_port == 0) {
-                            ownState.currentlocaladdr.sin_port = 1;
-                        }
+                    RsStackMutex stack(connMtx); /****** STACK LOCK MUTEX *******/
+                    ownState.currentlocaladdr = addr;
+                    //avoid 0 for port and address
+                    if (ownState.currentlocaladdr.sin_addr.s_addr == 0) {
+                        ownState.currentlocaladdr.sin_addr.s_addr = 1;
+                    }
+                    if (addr.sin_port == 0) {
+                        ownState.currentlocaladdr.sin_port = 1;
+                    }
                 }
                 IndicateConfigChanged(); /**** INDICATE MSG CONFIG CHANGED! *****/
                 if ((ownState.netMode & RS_NET_MODE_ACTUAL) == RS_NET_MODE_EXT ||
                     (ownState.netMode & RS_NET_MODE_ACTUAL) == RS_NET_MODE_UDP) {
                     netReset();
                 }
-                return true;
-	}
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
 
         RsStackMutex stack(connMtx); /****** STACK LOCK MUTEX *******/
         /* check if it is a friend */
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.cpp
index 3c27a402c..a14156a51 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsettingswin.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RSettingsWin::closeEvent (QCloseEvent * event)
 
     if (update_local) {
         if (_instance->stackedWidget->currentIndex() == Directories) {
-            ConfigPage *Page = (ConfigPage*) _instance->stackedWidget->currentWidget();
+            ConfigPage *Page = dynamic_cast<ConfigPage *> (_instance->stackedWidget->currentWidget());
             if (Page) {
                 Page->load();
             }
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ RSettingsWin::initStackedWidget()
     stackedWidget->addWidget(new SoundPage() );
     #endif
 
+    loadSettings();	/* load saved settings */
+
     setNewPage(General);
 }
 
@@ -163,7 +165,6 @@ RSettingsWin::setNewPage(int page)
     }
 
     pageName->setText(text);
-    loadSettings();	/* load saved settings */
     stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(page);
     listWidget->setCurrentRow(page);
 }
@@ -171,12 +172,14 @@ RSettingsWin::setNewPage(int page)
 void
 RSettingsWin::loadSettings()
 {
-  /* Call each config page's load() method to load its data */
-  int i, count = stackedWidget->count();
-  for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-	  ConfigPage *page = (ConfigPage *) stackedWidget->widget(i);
-	  page->load();
-  }
+    /* Call each config page's load() method to load its data */
+    int i, count = stackedWidget->count();
+    for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        ConfigPage *page = dynamic_cast<ConfigPage *> (stackedWidget->widget(i));
+        if (page) {
+            page->load();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /** Saves changes made to settings. */
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ RSettingsWin::saveChanges()
 	{
 		ConfigPage *page = dynamic_cast<ConfigPage *>(stackedWidget->widget(i));
 
-		if(!page->save(errmsg)) 
+                if(page && !page->save(errmsg))
 		{
 			/* Display the offending page */
 			stackedWidget->setCurrentWidget(page);