diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqifdbin.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqifdbin.cc
index a982d670c..9a3d7ca2e 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqifdbin.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqifdbin.cc
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ int RsFdBinInterface::read_pending()
 
     if(readbytes > 0)
     {
-        RsDbg() << "Received the following bytes: " << RsUtil::BinToHex( reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(inBuffer),readbytes,50) << std::endl;
-        //RsDbg() << "Received the following bytes: " << std::string(inBuffer,readbytes) << std::endl;
+        //RsDbg() << "Received the following bytes: " << RsUtil::BinToHex( reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(inBuffer),readbytes,50) << std::endl;
+        RsDbg() << "Received the following bytes: " << std::string(inBuffer,readbytes) << std::endl;
 
         void *ptr = malloc(readbytes);
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/rstcpsocket.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/rstcpsocket.cc
index e104da46e..1c8848941 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/rstcpsocket.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/rstcpsocket.cc
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ RsThreadedTcpSocket::RsThreadedTcpSocket() : RsTcpSocket()
 }
 void RsThreadedTcpSocket::run()
 {
-    if(!connect())
-    {
-        RsErr() << "Cannot connect socket to " << connectAddress() << ":" << connectPort() ;
-        return ;
-    }
-
     while(connectionState() == CONNECTED)
     {
         tick();
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rstor.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rstor.h
index 347d8b1c7..0ae966a7e 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rstor.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rstor.h
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ enum class RsTorHiddenServiceStatus: uint8_t {
 // Status of the connection/authentication between RS and the Tor service
 
 enum class RsTorConnectivityStatus: uint8_t {
-    ERROR             = 0x00,
-    NOT_CONNECTED     = 0x01,
-    CONNECTING        = 0x02,
-    AUTHENTICATING    = 0x03,
-    CONNECTED         = 0x04
+    ERROR                 = 0x00,
+    NOT_CONNECTED         = 0x01,
+    CONNECTING            = 0x02,
+    AUTHENTICATING        = 0x03,
+    AUTHENTICATED         = 0x04,
+    HIDDEN_SERVICE_READY  = 0x05,
+    UNKNOWN               = 0x06
 };
 
 // Status of the Tor service with which RS is talking.
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/CryptoKey.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/CryptoKey.cpp
index 641c1e4dc..95fdab016 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/CryptoKey.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/CryptoKey.cpp
@@ -135,8 +135,20 @@ ByteArray torControlHashedPassword(const ByteArray &password)
 
     uint32_t count = ((uint32_t)16 + (96 & 15)) << ((96 >> 4) + 6);
 
-    Sha1CheckSum md = RsDirUtil::sha1sum((salt+password).data(),count);
+    SHA_CTX hash;
+    SHA1_Init(&hash);
+
+    ByteArray tmp = salt + password;
+    while (count)
+    {
+        int c = std::min((size_t)count, tmp.size());
+        SHA1_Update(&hash, reinterpret_cast<const void*>(tmp.data()), c);
+        count -= c;
+    }
+
+    unsigned char md[20];
+    SHA1_Final(md, &hash);
 
     /* 60 is the hex-encoded value of 96, which is a constant used by Tor's algorithm. */
-    return ByteArray("16:") + salt.toHex().toUpper() + ByteArray("60") + ByteArray(md.toByteArray(), md.SIZE_IN_BYTES).toHex().toUpper();
+    return ByteArray("16:") + salt.toHex().toUpper() + ByteArray("60") + ByteArray(md, 20).toHex().toUpper();
 }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/PendingOperation.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/PendingOperation.cpp
index e22f63852..cbfb8897c 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/PendingOperation.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/PendingOperation.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "PendingOperation.h"
 
 PendingOperation::PendingOperation()
-    : m_finished(false)
+    : m_finished(false),mFinishedCallback([](){}), mSuccessCallback([](){}),mErrorCallback([](const std::string&){})
 {
 }
 
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ void PendingOperation::finishWithError(const std::string &message)
     if (!m_finished) {
         m_finished = true;
 
-        finished_callback();
-        error_callback(m_errorMessage);
+        mFinishedCallback();
+        mErrorCallback(m_errorMessage);
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ void PendingOperation::finishWithSuccess()
 
     if (!m_finished) {
         m_finished = true;
-        finished_callback();
+        mFinishedCallback();
         if (isSuccess())
-            success_callback();
+            mSuccessCallback();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/PendingOperation.h b/libretroshare/src/tor/PendingOperation.h
index 5965bfd26..4a75b1c9e 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/PendingOperation.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/PendingOperation.h
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ public:
     void finishWithError(const std::string &errorMessage);
     void finishWithSuccess();
 
-    void set_finished_callback(const std::function<void(void)>& f) { finished_callback = f; }
+    void set_finished_callback(const std::function<void(void)>& f) { mFinishedCallback = f; }
 private:
     bool m_finished;
     std::string m_errorMessage;
 
-    std::function<void(void)> finished_callback;
-    std::function<void(void)> success_callback;
-    std::function<void(const std::string&)> error_callback;
+    std::function<void(void)> mFinishedCallback;
+    std::function<void(void)> mSuccessCallback;
+    std::function<void(const std::string&)> mErrorCallback;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/SetConfCommand.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/SetConfCommand.cpp
index f4660d2c5..0285c8c8b 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/SetConfCommand.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/SetConfCommand.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 using namespace Tor;
 
 SetConfCommand::SetConfCommand()
-    : m_resetMode(false)
+    : m_resetMode(false), mConfSucceeded([](){}), mConfFailed([](int){})
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControl.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControl.cpp
index ac13ddcab..579077bad 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControl.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControl.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static RsTorConnectivityStatus torConnectivityStatus(Tor::TorControl::Status t)
     case TorControl::NotConnected:   return RsTorConnectivityStatus::NOT_CONNECTED;
     case TorControl::Connecting:     return RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTING;
     case TorControl::Authenticating: return RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATING;
-    case TorControl::Connected:      return RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTED;
+    case TorControl::Authenticated:      return RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATED;
     }
 }
 static RsTorStatus torStatus(Tor::TorControl::TorStatus t)
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ void TorControl::setStatus(TorControl::Status n)
         auto ev = std::make_shared<RsTorManagerEvent>();
 
         ev->mTorManagerEventType    = RsTorManagerEventCode::TOR_STATUS_CHANGED;
+        ev->mTorStatus = ::torStatus(mTorStatus);
         ev->mTorConnectivityStatus  = torConnectivityStatus(mStatus);
 
         rsEvents->sendEvent(ev);
@@ -198,13 +199,10 @@ void TorControl::setTorStatus(TorControl::TorStatus n)
         auto ev = std::make_shared<RsTorManagerEvent>();
 
         ev->mTorManagerEventType = RsTorManagerEventCode::TOR_STATUS_CHANGED;
+        ev->mTorConnectivityStatus  = torConnectivityStatus(mStatus);
         ev->mTorStatus = ::torStatus(mTorStatus);
         rsEvents->sendEvent(ev);
     }
-    if (mTorStatus == TorControl::TorReady && mSocksAddress.empty()) {
-        // Request info again to read the SOCKS port
-        getTorInfo();
-    }
 }
 
 void TorControl::setError(const std::string &message)
@@ -213,10 +211,6 @@ void TorControl::setError(const std::string &message)
     setStatus(TorControl::Error);
 
     RsWarn() << "torctrl: Error:" << mErrorMessage;
-
-    mSocket->fullstop();
-
-    reconnect();
 }
 
 TorControl::Status TorControl::status() const
@@ -317,7 +311,7 @@ void TorControl::authenticateReply(TorControlCommand *sender)
     }
 
     torCtrlDebug() << "torctrl: Authentication successful" << std::endl;
-    setStatus(TorControl::Connected);
+    setStatus(TorControl::Authenticated);
 
     setTorStatus(TorControl::TorUnknown);
 
@@ -343,8 +337,8 @@ void TorControl::authenticate()
 {
     assert(mStatus == TorControl::SocketConnected);
 
-    torCtrlDebug() << "torctrl: Connected socket; querying information" << std::endl;
     setStatus(TorControl::Authenticating);
+    torCtrlDebug() << "torctrl: Connected socket; querying information for authentication" << std::endl;
 
     ProtocolInfoCommand *command = new ProtocolInfoCommand(this);
 
@@ -437,7 +431,7 @@ void TorControl::protocolInfoReply(TorControlCommand *sender)
         else if ((methods & ProtocolInfoCommand::AuthHashedPassword) && !mAuthPassword.empty())
         {
             usePasswordAuth:
-            torCtrlDebug() << "torctrl: Using hashed password authentication" << std::endl;
+            torCtrlDebug() << "torctrl: Using hashed password authentication with AuthPasswd=\"" << mAuthPassword.toString() << "\"" << std::endl;
             data = auth->build(mAuthPassword);
         }
         else
@@ -526,6 +520,8 @@ void TorControl::getTorInfoReply(TorControlCommand *sender)
             auto ev = std::make_shared<RsTorManagerEvent>();
 
             ev->mTorManagerEventType = RsTorManagerEventCode::TOR_CONNECTIVITY_CHANGED;
+            ev->mTorConnectivityStatus  = torConnectivityStatus(mStatus);
+            ev->mTorStatus = ::torStatus(mTorStatus);
             rsEvents->sendEvent(ev);
         }
     }
@@ -586,7 +582,7 @@ void TorControl::publishServices()
                 torCtrlDebug() << "torctrl: Publishing hidden service: " << service->hostname() << std::endl;
             AddOnionCommand *onionCommand = new AddOnionCommand(service);
             //protocolInfoReplyQObject::connect(onionCommand, &AddOnionCommand::succeeded, service, &HiddenService::servicePublished);
-            onionCommand->set_succeeded_callback( [service]() { service->servicePublished(); });
+            onionCommand->set_succeeded_callback( [this,service]() { checkHiddenService(service) ; });
             mSocket->sendCommand(onionCommand, onionCommand->build());
         }
     } else {
@@ -618,7 +614,7 @@ void TorControl::publishServices()
                 torConfig.push_back(std::make_pair("HiddenServicePort", target));
             }
 
-            command->set_ConfSucceeded_callback( [service]() { service->servicePublished(); });
+            command->set_ConfSucceeded_callback( [this,service]() { checkHiddenService(service); });
             //QObject::connect(command, &SetConfCommand::setConfSucceeded, service, &HiddenService::servicePublished);
         }
 
@@ -627,6 +623,18 @@ void TorControl::publishServices()
     }
 }
 
+void TorControl::checkHiddenService(HiddenService *service)
+{
+    service->servicePublished();
+
+    if(service->status() == HiddenService::Online)
+    {
+        RsDbg() << "Hidden service published and ready!" ;
+
+        setStatus(TorControl::HiddenServiceReady);
+    }
+}
+
 void TorControl::shutdown()
 {
     if (!hasOwnership()) {
@@ -697,6 +705,8 @@ void TorControl::updateBootstrap(const std::list<ByteArray> &data)
         auto ev = std::make_shared<RsTorManagerEvent>();
 
         ev->mTorManagerEventType = RsTorManagerEventCode::BOOTSTRAP_STATUS_CHANGED;
+        ev->mTorConnectivityStatus  = torConnectivityStatus(mStatus);
+        ev->mTorStatus = ::torStatus(mTorStatus);
         rsEvents->sendEvent(ev);
     }
 }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControl.h b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControl.h
index 13aad5c9e..6936e6653 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControl.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControl.h
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ public:
     enum Status
     {
         Error = -1,
-        NotConnected   = 0x00,
-        Connecting     = 0x01,
-        SocketConnected= 0x02,
-        Authenticating = 0x03,
-        Connected      = 0x04
+        NotConnected       = 0x00,
+        Connecting         = 0x01,
+        SocketConnected    = 0x02,
+        Authenticating     = 0x03,
+        Authenticated      = 0x04,
+        HiddenServiceReady = 0x05,
     };
 
     enum TorStatus
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public:
     void setAuthPassword(const ByteArray& password);
 
     /* Connection */
-    bool isConnected() const { return status() == Connected; }
+    bool isConnected() const { return status() == Authenticated; }
     void connect(const std::string &address, uint16_t port);
     void authenticate();
 
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ public:
 
     void reconnect();
 
+    void getTorInfo();
 private:
     TorControlSocket *mSocket;
     std::string mTorAddress;
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ private:
     std::map<std::string,std::string> mBootstrapStatus;
     bool mHasOwnership;
 
-    void getTorInfo();
+    void checkHiddenService(HiddenService *service);
     void getTorInfoReply(TorControlCommand *sender);
     void setStatus(TorControl::Status n);
     void statusEvent(int code, const ByteArray &data);
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControlCommand.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControlCommand.cpp
index 67e02169a..2bfc17a71 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControlCommand.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControlCommand.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 using namespace Tor;
 
 TorControlCommand::TorControlCommand()
-    : m_finalStatus(0)
+    : m_finalStatus(0),
+        mReplyLine ( std::function<void(int, const ByteArray &)>([](int, const ByteArray &){})),
+        mFinished  ( std::function<void(TorControlCommand*)>([](TorControlCommand*){}))
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControlSocket.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControlSocket.cpp
index 40beb95ee..5d69dc7de 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControlSocket.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorControlSocket.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@ TorControlSocket::~TorControlSocket()
 
 bool TorControlSocket::connectToHost(const std::string& tcp_address,uint16_t tcp_port)
 {
-    return RsTcpSocket::connect(tcp_address,tcp_port);
+    if(RsTcpSocket::connect(tcp_address,tcp_port))
+    {
+        start();
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+        return false;
+
 }
 std::string TorControlSocket::peerAddress() const
 {
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorManager.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorManager.cpp
index c63b38e11..338db478a 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorManager.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorManager.cpp
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ bool TorManager::startTorManager()
             {
                 auto ev = std::make_shared<RsTorManagerEvent>();
                 ev->mTorManagerEventType = RsTorManagerEventCode::CONFIGURATION_NEEDED;
+                ev->mTorConnectivityStatus  = RsTorConnectivityStatus::UNKNOWN;
+                ev->mTorStatus = RsTorStatus::UNKNOWN;
                 rsEvents->sendEvent(ev);
             }
             //emit configurationNeededChanged();
@@ -469,6 +471,9 @@ void TorManager::threadTick()
 
     switch(d->control->status())
     {
+    case TorControl::Connecting:
+        break;
+
     case TorControl::NotConnected:
         RsDbg() << "Connecting to tor process at " << d->process->controlHost() << ":" << d->process->controlPort() << "..." ;
         d->control->connect(d->process->controlHost(),d->process->controlPort());
@@ -476,6 +481,7 @@ void TorManager::threadTick()
 
     case TorControl::SocketConnected:
         RsDbg() << "Connection established." ;
+        d->control->setAuthPassword(d->process->controlPassword());
         d->control->authenticate();
         break;
 
@@ -483,7 +489,20 @@ void TorManager::threadTick()
         RsDbg() << "Authenticating..." ;
         break;
 
-    case TorControl::Connected:;
+    case TorControl::Authenticated:;
+
+        RsDbg() << "Authenticated. Looking for hidden services.";
+
+        for(auto service:d->control->hiddenServices())
+            if(service->status() == HiddenService::Online)
+            {
+
+            }
+        break;
+
+    case TorControl::Error:
+        d->control->shutdown();
+        d->control->reconnect();
         break;
     }
 }
@@ -549,7 +568,7 @@ void TorManagerPrivate::processLogMessage(const std::string &message)
 
 void TorManagerPrivate::controlStatusChanged(int status)
 {
-    if (status == TorControl::Connected) {
+    if (status == TorControl::Authenticated) {
         if (!configNeeded) {
             // If DisableNetwork is 1, trigger configurationNeeded
             auto cmd = control->getConfiguration("DisableNetwork");
@@ -738,11 +757,12 @@ RsTorConnectivityStatus RsTor::torConnectivityStatus()
     switch(ts)
     {
     default:
-    case Tor::TorControl::Error :          return RsTorConnectivityStatus::ERROR;
-    case Tor::TorControl::NotConnected :   return RsTorConnectivityStatus::NOT_CONNECTED;
-    case Tor::TorControl::Authenticating:  return RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATING;
-    case Tor::TorControl::Connecting:      return RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTING;
-    case Tor::TorControl::Connected :      return RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTED;
+    case Tor::TorControl::Error :               return RsTorConnectivityStatus::ERROR;
+    case Tor::TorControl::NotConnected :        return RsTorConnectivityStatus::NOT_CONNECTED;
+    case Tor::TorControl::Authenticating:       return RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATING;
+    case Tor::TorControl::Connecting:           return RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTING;
+    case Tor::TorControl::Authenticated :       return RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATED;
+    case Tor::TorControl::HiddenServiceReady :  return RsTorConnectivityStatus::HIDDEN_SERVICE_READY;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorProcess.cpp b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorProcess.cpp
index 3142e9488..c33fbb876 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/TorProcess.cpp
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/TorProcess.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ void TorProcess::start()
         if(m_client) m_client->processErrorChanged(mErrorMessage);// emit errorMessageChanged(d->errorMessage);
         if(m_client) m_client->processStateChanged(mState); // emit stateChanged(d->state);
     }
+    else
+        RsDbg() << "Using ControlPasswd=\"" << password.toString() << "\", hashed version=\"" << hashedPassword.toString() << "\"" ;
 
     mState = Starting;
 
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ void TorProcess::start()
     args.push_back(mDataDir);
 
     args.push_back("HashedControlPassword") ;
-    args.push_back(torControlHashedPassword(mControlPassword).toString());
+    args.push_back(hashedPassword.toString());
 
     args.push_back("ControlPort") ;
     args.push_back("auto");
@@ -303,12 +305,14 @@ void TorProcess::tick()
         if(tryReadControlPort())
         {
             mState = Ready;
-            // stateChanged(mState);
+            m_client->processStateChanged(mState);// stateChanged(mState);
         }
         else if(mControlPortReadNbTries > 10)
         {
             //errorMessageChanged(errorMessage);
             //stateChanged(state);
+            mState = Failed;
+            m_client->processStateChanged(mState);// stateChanged(mState);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/tor/bytearray.h b/libretroshare/src/tor/bytearray.h
index 6d8897ae9..f2c1903cf 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/tor/bytearray.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/tor/bytearray.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class ByteArray: public std::vector<unsigned char>
 {
 public:
     ByteArray() =default;
-    ByteArray(int n) : std::vector<unsigned char>(n) {}
-    ByteArray(const unsigned char *d,int n) : std::vector<unsigned char>(n) { memcpy(data(),d,n); }
+    explicit ByteArray(int n) : std::vector<unsigned char>(n) {}
+    explicit ByteArray(const unsigned char *d,int n) : std::vector<unsigned char>(n) { memcpy(data(),d,n); }
     virtual ~ByteArray() =default;
 
     ByteArray(const std::string& c) { resize(c.size()); memcpy(data(),c.c_str(),c.size()); }
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
 
     template<class T> void append(const T) = delete;// Prevents any implicit when calling the preceding functions which actually causes real bugs.
 
+    ByteArray& operator+=(char b) { push_back(b);  return *this; }
     ByteArray& operator+=(const ByteArray& b) { for(auto c:b) push_back(c);  return *this; }
     ByteArray& operator+=(const char *b) { for(uint32_t n=0;b[n]!=0;++n) push_back(b[n]); return *this;}
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ public:
         return res;
     }
     bool endsWith(const ByteArray& b) const { return size() >= b.size() && !memcmp(&data()[size()-b.size()],b.data(),b.size()); }
+    bool endsWith(char b) const { return size() > 0 && back()==b; }
     bool startsWith(const ByteArray& b) const { return b.size() <= size() && !strncmp((char*)b.data(),(char*)data(),std::min(size(),b.size())); }
     bool startsWith(const char *b) const
     {
@@ -121,7 +123,10 @@ public:
                 current_block.clear();
             }
             else
-                current_block += operator[](i);
+                current_block += (*this)[i];
+
+        if(!current_block.empty())
+            res.push_back(current_block);
 
         return res;
     }
@@ -142,6 +147,9 @@ public:
             else
                 current_block += operator[](i);
 
+        if(!current_block.empty())
+            res.push_back(current_block);
+
         return res;
     }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorControlWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorControlWindow.cpp
index b38d02038..7ec6f0392 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorControlWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorControlWindow.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void TorControlDialog::statusChanged(RsTorStatus torstatus, RsTorConnectivitySta
     case RsTorConnectivityStatus::NOT_CONNECTED:	tor_control_status_str = tr("Not connected") ; break ;
     case RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTING:		tor_control_status_str = tr("Connecting") ; break ;
     case RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATING:	tor_control_status_str = tr("Authenticating") ; break ;
-    case RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTED:		tor_control_status_str = tr("Connected") ; break ;
+    case RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATED:	tor_control_status_str = tr("Authenticated") ; break ;
 	}
 
 	switch(torstatus)
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ TorControlDialog::HiddenServiceStatus TorControlDialog::checkForHiddenService()
     switch(mHiddenServiceStatus)
     {
     default:
+    case HIDDEN_SERVICE_STATUS_FAIL: {
+        std::cerr << " Hidden service setup failed. Something's wrong." << std::endl;
+        return mHiddenServiceStatus;
+    }
     case HIDDEN_SERVICE_STATUS_UNKNOWN: {
 
         std::cerr << " trying to setup. " ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/torstatus.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/torstatus.cpp
index 319d8da3d..44de873ae 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/torstatus.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/statusbar/torstatus.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void TorStatus::getTorStatus()
         case RsTorConnectivityStatus::NOT_CONNECTED:	tor_control_ok = false ; tor_control_status_str = "Not connected" ; break ;
         case RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTING:		tor_control_ok = false ; tor_control_status_str = "Connecting" ; break ;
         case RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATING:	tor_control_ok = false ; tor_control_status_str = "Authenticating" ; break ;
-        case RsTorConnectivityStatus::CONNECTED:		tor_control_ok = true  ; tor_control_status_str = "Connected" ; break ;
+        case RsTorConnectivityStatus::AUTHENTICATED:		tor_control_ok = true  ; tor_control_status_str = "Connected" ; break ;
 		}
 
 		switch(torstatus)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/main.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/main.cpp
index 104f525a8..56495d592 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/main.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/main.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ feenableexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO);
 
         RsDirUtil::checkCreateDirectory(std::string(tor_hidden_service_dir)) ;
 
-        RsTor::setupHiddenService();
+        //RsTor::setupHiddenService();
 
         if(! RsTor::start() || RsTor::hasError())
 		{