diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
index a9554f43c..a84090860 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void p3LinkMgrIMPL::tickMonitors()
 					{
 						auto e = std::make_shared<RsConnectionEvent>() ;
 
-                        e->mType = RsConnectionEvent::PEER_CONNECTED;
+                        e->mConnectionType = RsConnectionEvent::PEER_CONNECTED;
                         e->mSslId = peer.id;
 
                         rsEvents->postEvent(e);
@@ -494,11 +494,9 @@ void p3LinkMgrIMPL::tickMonitors()
 				}
 				if (peer.actions & RS_PEER_DISCONNECTED)
 				{
-					p3Notify *notify = RsServer::notify();
-
 					auto e = std::make_shared<RsConnectionEvent>() ;
 
-					e->mType = RsConnectionEvent::PEER_DISCONNECTED;
+					e->mConnectionType = RsConnectionEvent::PEER_DISCONNECTED;
 					e->mSslId = peer.id;
 
                     rsEvents->postEvent(e);
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsevents.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsevents.h
index aa366e7bf..8bf2a6fe2 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsevents.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsevents.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ struct RsConnectionEvent : RsEvent
 {
 	RsConnectionEvent()
 	    : RsEvent(RsEventType::PEER_CONNECTION),
-	      mType(UNKNOWN) {}
+	      mConnectionType(UNKNOWN) {}
 
 	enum ConnectionType: uint8_t {
         UNKNOWN                 = 0x00,
@@ -230,14 +230,14 @@ struct RsConnectionEvent : RsEvent
         PEER_REFUSED_CONNECTION = 0x03,
     };
 
-    ConnectionType mType;
+    ConnectionType mConnectionType;
 	RsPeerId mSslId;
 
 	///* @see RsEvent @see RsSerializable
 	void serial_process( RsGenericSerializer::SerializeJob j,RsGenericSerializer::SerializeContext& ctx) override
 	{
 		RsEvent::serial_process(j, ctx);
-		RS_SERIAL_PROCESS(mType);
+		RS_SERIAL_PROCESS(mConnectionType);
 		RS_SERIAL_PROCESS(mSslId);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.cpp
index ee0bc1eb8..20482a8f1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ NewsFeed::NewsFeed(QWidget *parent) :
     RsAutoUpdatePage(1000,parent),
     ui(new Ui::NewsFeed)
 {
+    mEventHandlerId =0; // needed to force intialization by registerEventsHandler()
 	rsEvents->registerEventsHandler( [this](std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event) { handleEvent(event); }, mEventHandlerId );
 
 	/* Invoke the Qt Designer generated object setup routine */
@@ -187,32 +188,30 @@ void NewsFeed::handleEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 {
 	uint flags = Settings->getNewsFeedFlags();
 
- 	const RsAuthSslConnectionAutenticationEvent *pssl_e = dynamic_cast<const RsAuthSslConnectionAutenticationEvent*>(event.get());
-
-    if(pssl_e != nullptr && (flags & RS_FEED_TYPE_SECURITY))
+    if(event->mType == RsEventType::AUTHSSL_CONNECTION_AUTENTICATION && (flags & RS_FEED_TYPE_SECURITY))
     {
-        auto e = *pssl_e;	// make a copy because we lose memory ownership here
-
-		RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [=]() { handleSecurityEvent(e); }, this );
+		RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [=]() { handleSecurityEvent(event); }, this );
         return;
     }
 
- 	const RsConnectionEvent *conn_e = dynamic_cast<const RsConnectionEvent*>(event.get());
-
-    if(conn_e != nullptr && (flags & RS_FEED_TYPE_PEER))
+    if(event->mType == RsEventType::PEER_STATE_CHANGED && (flags & RS_FEED_TYPE_PEER))
     {
-        auto e = *conn_e;
-
-		RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [=]() { handleConnectionEvent(e); }, this );
+		RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [=]() { handleConnectionEvent(event); }, this );
         return;
     }
 }
 
-void NewsFeed::handleConnectionEvent(const RsConnectionEvent& e)
+void NewsFeed::handleConnectionEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 {
+ 	const RsConnectionEvent *pe = dynamic_cast<const RsConnectionEvent*>(event.get());
+    if(!pe)
+        return;
+
+    auto& e(*pe);
+
 	std::cerr << "NotifyQt: handling connection event from peer " << e.mSslId << std::endl;
 
-    switch(e.mType)
+    switch(e.mConnectionType)
     {
     case RsConnectionEvent::PEER_CONNECTED:
         addFeedItemIfUnique(new PeerItem(this, NEWSFEED_PEERLIST, e.mSslId, PEER_TYPE_CONNECT, false),
@@ -250,8 +249,15 @@ void NewsFeed::handleConnectionEvent(const RsConnectionEvent& e)
     }
 }
 
-void NewsFeed::handleSecurityEvent(const RsAuthSslConnectionAutenticationEvent& e)
+void NewsFeed::handleSecurityEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 {
+ 	const RsAuthSslConnectionAutenticationEvent *pe = dynamic_cast<const RsAuthSslConnectionAutenticationEvent*>(event.get());
+
+    if(!pe)
+        return;
+
+    auto& e(*pe);
+
 	std::cerr << "NotifyQt: handling security event from (" << e.mSslId << "," << e.mPgpId << ") error code: " << e.mErrorCode << std::endl;
 	uint flags = Settings->getNewsFeedFlags();
 
@@ -280,7 +286,7 @@ void NewsFeed::handleSecurityEvent(const RsAuthSslConnectionAutenticationEvent&
 	                                     det.location,
 	                                     e.mLocator.toString(),
 	                                     FeedItemType,
-	                                     false),
+	                                     true),
 	                    FeedItemType,
 	                    e.mSslId.toStdString(),
 	                    std::string(),
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.h
index 9bc8e0afe..c7e50e47d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NewsFeed.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ private slots:
 	void sendNewsFeedChanged();
 
 private:
-	void handleSecurityEvent(const RsAuthSslConnectionAutenticationEvent& e);
-	void handleConnectionEvent(const RsConnectionEvent& e);
+	void handleSecurityEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
+	void handleConnectionEvent(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
 
 	void addFeedItem(FeedItem *item);
 	void addFeedItemIfUnique(FeedItem *item, int itemType, const std::string& id1, const std::string& id2, const std::string& id3, const std::string& id4, bool replace);