diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/settings_tab.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/settings_tab.py
index c792d94e..8f41b2aa 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/settings_tab.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/settings_tab.py
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ class SettingsTab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         return settings
 
+    def settings_have_changed(self):
+        # Global settings have changed
+        self.common.log("SettingsTab", "settings_have_changed")
+
     def _update_autoupdate_timestamp(self, autoupdate_timestamp):
         self.common.log("SettingsTab", "_update_autoupdate_timestamp")
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_connection.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_connection.py
index 3eb38876..1cfed2a8 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_connection.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_connection.py
@@ -271,20 +271,20 @@ class TorConnectionThread(QtCore.QThread):
     canceled_connecting_to_tor = QtCore.Signal()
     error_connecting_to_tor = QtCore.Signal(str)
 
-    def __init__(self, common, settings, dialog):
+    def __init__(self, common, settings, parent):
         super(TorConnectionThread, self).__init__()
         self.common = common
         self.common.log("TorConnectionThread", "__init__")
         self.settings = settings
-        self.dialog = dialog
+        self.parent = parent
 
     def run(self):
         self.common.log("TorConnectionThread", "run")
 
         # Connect to the Onion
         try:
-            self.dialog.onion.connect(self.settings, False, self._tor_status_update)
-            if self.dialog.onion.connected_to_tor:
+            self.parent.onion.connect(self.settings, False, self._tor_status_update)
+            if self.parent.onion.connected_to_tor:
                 self.connected_to_tor.emit()
             else:
                 self.canceled_connecting_to_tor.emit()
@@ -320,4 +320,4 @@ class TorConnectionThread(QtCore.QThread):
         self.tor_status_update.emit(progress, summary)
 
         # Return False if the dialog was canceled
-        return not self.dialog.wasCanceled()
+        return not self.parent.wasCanceled()
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_settings_tab.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_settings_tab.py
index 21941268..df7cf3be 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_settings_tab.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_settings_tab.py
@@ -872,3 +872,7 @@ class TorSettingsTab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
                 # Wait 1ms for the event loop to finish, then quit
                 QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(1, self.common.gui.qtapp.quit)
+
+    def settings_have_changed(self):
+        # Global settings have changed
+        self.common.log("TorSettingsTab", "settings_have_changed")