diff --git a/onionshare/__init__.py b/onionshare/__init__.py
index e0608b6d..29bc0ed4 100644
--- a/onionshare/__init__.py
+++ b/onionshare/__init__.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class OnionShare(object):
         self.port = tmpsock.getsockname()[1]
         tmpsock.close()
 
-    def start_onion_service(self):
+    def start_onion_service(self, bundled_tor_func=None):
         """
         Start the onionshare onion service.
         """
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class OnionShare(object):
             return
 
         if not self.onion:
-            self.onion = Onion(self.stealth)
+            self.onion = Onion(self.stealth, bundled_tor_func=bundled_tor_func)
 
         self.onion_host = self.onion.start(self.port)
 
diff --git a/onionshare/onion.py b/onionshare/onion.py
index 2bcb79b6..8ac03dd6 100644
--- a/onionshare/onion.py
+++ b/onionshare/onion.py
@@ -356,3 +356,4 @@ class Onion(object):
         # Stop tor process
         if self.tor_proc:
             self.tor_proc.terminate()
+            self.tor_proc = None
diff --git a/onionshare_gui/__init__.py b/onionshare_gui/__init__.py
index a1a7ea26..5e2617da 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/__init__.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/__init__.py
@@ -171,9 +171,18 @@ class OnionShareGui(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
 
         # start the onion service in a new thread
         def start_onion_service(self):
-            self.status_bar.showMessage(strings._('gui_starting_server1', True))
             try:
-                self.app.start_onion_service()
+                # Show Tor connection status if connection type is bundled tor
+                if settings.get('connection_type') == 'bundled':
+                    def bundled_tor_func(message):
+                        self.status_bar.showMessage(message)
+                        if 'Done' in message:
+                            self.status_bar.showMessage(strings._('gui_starting_server1', True))
+                else:
+                    self.status_bar.showMessage(strings._('gui_starting_server1', True))
+                    bundled_tor_func = None
+
+                self.app.start_onion_service(bundled_tor_func)
                 self.starting_server_step2.emit()
 
             except (onionshare.onion.TorTooOld, onionshare.onion.TorErrorInvalidSetting, onionshare.onion.TorErrorAutomatic, onionshare.onion.TorErrorSocketPort, onionshare.onion.TorErrorSocketFile, onionshare.onion.TorErrorMissingPassword, onionshare.onion.TorErrorUnreadableCookieFile, onionshare.onion.TorErrorAuthError, onionshare.onion.TorErrorProtocolError) as e:
diff --git a/onionshare_gui/settings_dialog.py b/onionshare_gui/settings_dialog.py
index 749fed48..74c70391 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/settings_dialog.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/settings_dialog.py
@@ -286,14 +286,14 @@ class SettingsDialog(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         settings = self.settings_from_fields()
 
         try:
-            # Create dialog for showing Tor connection status
+            # Show Tor connection status if connection type is bundled tor
             if settings.get('connection_type') == 'bundled':
                 self.tor_status.show()
                 self.test_button.setEnabled(False)
                 self.save_button.setEnabled(False)
                 self.cancel_button.setEnabled(False)
                 def bundled_tor_func(message):
-                    self.tor_status.setText('<strong>{}</strong><br>{}'.format(strings._('connecting_to_tor'), message))
+                    self.tor_status.setText('<strong>{}</strong><br>{}'.format(strings._('connecting_to_tor', True), message))
                     self.qtapp.processEvents()
                     if 'Done' in message:
                         self.tor_status.hide()