diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
index 2859527cd..00b258d83 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatWidget.cpp
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ void ChatWidget::updatePeersCustomStateString(const QString& /*peer_id*/, const
 
 void ChatWidget::updateStatusString(const QString &statusMask, const QString &statusString, bool permanent)
 {
-	ui->typingLabel->setText(QString(statusMask).arg(tr(statusString.toUtf8()))); // displays info for 5 secs.
+	ui->typingLabel->setText(QString(statusMask).arg(trUtf8(statusString.toUtf8()))); // displays info for 5 secs.
 	ui->typingPixmapLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap(":images/typing.png") );
 
 	if (statusString == "is typing...") {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
index f457e11d9..da662fcb6 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupDistantChatDialog.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void PopupDistantChatDialog::updateDisplay()
 		break ;
 	case RS_DISTANT_CHAT_STATUS_TUNNEL_DN:
 		//std::cerr << "Tunnel asked. Waiting for reponse. " << std::endl;
-		_status_label->setIcon(QIcon(IMAGE_RED_LED));
+		_status_label->setIcon(QIcon(IMAGE_YEL_LED));
 		msg = QObject::tr( "Tunnel is pending... Messages will be delivered as"
 		                   " soon as possible" );
 		_status_label->setToolTip(msg);