diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index 15acf545..9f87e80e 100644
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 # The software version variable is now held in shared.py
 
-#import ctypes
+# import ctypes
 try:
     from gevent import monkey
     monkey.patch_all()
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import helper_bootstrap
 
 import sys
 if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-    if float( "{1}.{2}".format(*sys.version_info) ) < 7.5:
+    if float("{1}.{2}".format(*sys.version_info)) < 7.5:
         print "You should use python 2.7.5 or greater."
         print "Your version: {0}.{1}.{2}".format(*sys.version_info)
         sys.exit(0)
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ def connectToStream(streamNumber):
 # This is one of several classes that constitute the API
 # This class was written by Vaibhav Bhatia. Modified by Jonathan Warren (Atheros).
 # http://code.activestate.com/recipes/501148-xmlrpc-serverclient-which-does-cookie-handling-and/
-
-
 class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
 
     def do_POST(self):
@@ -342,7 +340,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
                 msgid, toAddress, fromAddress, subject, received, message, encodingtype = row
                 subject = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(subject)
                 message = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(message)
-                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'),'toAddress':toAddress,'fromAddress':fromAddress,'subject':subject.encode('base64'),'message':message.encode('base64'),'encodingType':encodingtype,'receivedTime':received},indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'), 'toAddress':toAddress, 'fromAddress':fromAddress, 'subject':subject.encode('base64'), 'message':message.encode('base64'), 'encodingType':encodingtype, 'receivedTime':received}, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
             data += ']}'
             return data
         elif method == 'getAllSentMessages':
@@ -358,7 +356,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
                 message = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(message)
                 if len(data) > 25:
                     data += ','
-                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'),'toAddress':toAddress,'fromAddress':fromAddress,'subject':subject.encode('base64'),'message':message.encode('base64'),'encodingType':encodingtype,'lastActionTime':lastactiontime,'status':status,'ackData':ackdata.encode('hex')},indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'), 'toAddress':toAddress, 'fromAddress':fromAddress, 'subject':subject.encode('base64'), 'message':message.encode('base64'), 'encodingType':encodingtype, 'lastActionTime':lastactiontime, 'status':status, 'ackData':ackdata.encode('hex')}, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
             data += ']}'
             return data
         elif method == 'getInboxMessagesByAddress':
@@ -373,12 +371,12 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
             shared.sqlLock.release()
             data = '{"inboxMessages":['
             for row in queryreturn:
-                msgid, toAddress, fromAddress, subject, received, message, encodingtype= row
+                msgid, toAddress, fromAddress, subject, received, message, encodingtype = row
                 subject = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(subject)
                 message = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(message)
                 if len(data) > 25:
                     data += ','
-                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'),'toAddress':toAddress,'fromAddress':fromAddress,'subject':subject.encode('base64'),'message':message.encode('base64'),'encodingType':encodingtype,'receivedTime':received},indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'), 'toAddress':toAddress, 'fromAddress':fromAddress, 'subject':subject.encode('base64'), 'message':message.encode('base64'), 'encodingType':encodingtype, 'receivedTime':received}, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
             data += ']}'
             return data
         elif method == 'getSentMessageById':
@@ -396,7 +394,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
                 msgid, toAddress, fromAddress, subject, lastactiontime, message, encodingtype, status, ackdata = row
                 subject = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(subject)
                 message = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(message)
-                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'),'toAddress':toAddress,'fromAddress':fromAddress,'subject':subject.encode('base64'),'message':message.encode('base64'),'encodingType':encodingtype,'lastActionTime':lastactiontime,'status':status,'ackData':ackdata.encode('hex')},indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'), 'toAddress':toAddress, 'fromAddress':fromAddress, 'subject':subject.encode('base64'), 'message':message.encode('base64'), 'encodingType':encodingtype, 'lastActionTime':lastactiontime, 'status':status, 'ackData':ackdata.encode('hex')}, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
             data += ']}'
             return data
         elif method == 'getSentMessagesByAddress':
@@ -416,7 +414,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
                 message = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(message)
                 if len(data) > 25:
                     data += ','
-                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'),'toAddress':toAddress,'fromAddress':fromAddress,'subject':subject.encode('base64'),'message':message.encode('base64'),'encodingType':encodingtype,'lastActionTime':lastactiontime,'status':status,'ackData':ackdata.encode('hex')},indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'), 'toAddress':toAddress, 'fromAddress':fromAddress, 'subject':subject.encode('base64'), 'message':message.encode('base64'), 'encodingType':encodingtype, 'lastActionTime':lastactiontime, 'status':status, 'ackData':ackdata.encode('hex')}, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
             data += ']}'
             return data
         elif method == 'getSentMessageByAckData':
@@ -434,7 +432,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
                 msgid, toAddress, fromAddress, subject, lastactiontime, message, encodingtype, status, ackdata = row
                 subject = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(subject)
                 message = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(message)
-                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'),'toAddress':toAddress,'fromAddress':fromAddress,'subject':subject.encode('base64'),'message':message.encode('base64'),'encodingType':encodingtype,'lastActionTime':lastactiontime,'status':status,'ackData':ackdata.encode('hex')},indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+                data += json.dumps({'msgid':msgid.encode('hex'), 'toAddress':toAddress, 'fromAddress':fromAddress, 'subject':subject.encode('base64'), 'message':message.encode('base64'), 'encodingType':encodingtype, 'lastActionTime':lastactiontime, 'status':status, 'ackData':ackdata.encode('hex')}, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
             data += ']}'
             return data
         elif (method == 'trashMessage') or (method == 'trashInboxMessage'):
@@ -454,7 +452,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
             shared.sqlReturnQueue.get()
             shared.sqlSubmitQueue.put('commit')
             shared.sqlLock.release()
-            #shared.UISignalQueue.put(('removeSentRowByMsgid',msgid)) This function doesn't exist yet.
+            # shared.UISignalQueue.put(('removeSentRowByMsgid',msgid)) This function doesn't exist yet.
             return 'Trashed sent message (assuming message existed).'
         elif method == 'sendMessage':
             if len(params) == 0:
@@ -513,7 +511,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
                 return 'API Error 0014: Your fromAddress is disabled. Cannot send.'
 
             ackdata = OpenSSL.rand(32)
-            
+
             t = ('', toAddress, toRipe, fromAddress, subject, message, ackdata, int(
                 time.time()), 'msgqueued', 1, 1, 'sent', 2)
             helper_sent.insert(t)
@@ -577,7 +575,7 @@ class MySimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler(SimpleXMLRPCRequestHandler):
             toAddress = '[Broadcast subscribers]'
             ripe = ''
 
-            
+
             t = ('', toAddress, ripe, fromAddress, subject, message, ackdata, int(
                 time.time()), 'broadcastqueued', 1, 1, 'sent', 2)
             helper_sent.insert(t)
@@ -719,7 +717,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
 
     helper_bootstrap.knownNodes()
-    helper_bootstrap.dns()
     # Start the address generation thread
     addressGeneratorThread = addressGenerator()
     addressGeneratorThread.daemon = True  # close the main program even if there are threads left
@@ -757,13 +754,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         singleAPIThread = singleAPI()
         singleAPIThread.daemon = True  # close the main program even if there are threads left
         singleAPIThread.start()
-        # self.singleAPISignalHandlerThread = singleAPISignalHandler()
-        # self.singleAPISignalHandlerThread.start()
-        # QtCore.QObject.connect(self.singleAPISignalHandlerThread, QtCore.SIGNAL("updateStatusBar(PyQt_PyObject)"), self.updateStatusBar)
-        # QtCore.QObject.connect(self.singleAPISignalHandlerThread, QtCore.SIGNAL("passAddressGeneratorObjectThrough(PyQt_PyObject)"), self.connectObjectToAddressGeneratorSignals)
-        # QtCore.QObject.connect(self.singleAPISignalHandlerThread,
-        # QtCore.SIGNAL("displayNewSentMessage(PyQt_PyObject,PyQt_PyObject,PyQt_PyObject,PyQt_PyObject,PyQt_PyObject,PyQt_PyObject)"),
-        # self.displayNewSentMessage)
 
     connectToStream(1)
 
@@ -783,6 +773,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         import bitmessageqt
         bitmessageqt.run()
     else:
+        shared.config.remove_option('bitmessagesettings', 'dontconnect')
         with shared.printLock:
             print 'Running as a daemon. You can use Ctrl+C to exit.'
 
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/connect.py b/src/bitmessageqt/connect.py
index de950cdb..1e224afb 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/connect.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/connect.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'connect.ui'
 #
-# Created: Wed Jul 24 10:41:58 2013
+# Created: Wed Jul 24 12:42:01 2013
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.10
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ class Ui_connectDialog(object):
         self.radioButtonConnectNow.setChecked(True)
         self.radioButtonConnectNow.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("radioButtonConnectNow"))
         self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.radioButtonConnectNow, 1, 0, 1, 2)
-        self.radioButton = QtGui.QRadioButton(connectDialog)
-        self.radioButton.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("radioButton"))
-        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.radioButton, 2, 0, 1, 2)
+        self.radioButtonConfigureNetwork = QtGui.QRadioButton(connectDialog)
+        self.radioButtonConfigureNetwork.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("radioButtonConfigureNetwork"))
+        self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.radioButtonConfigureNetwork, 2, 0, 1, 2)
         spacerItem = QtGui.QSpacerItem(185, 24, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Minimum)
         self.gridLayout.addItem(spacerItem, 3, 0, 1, 1)
         self.buttonBox = QtGui.QDialogButtonBox(connectDialog)
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class Ui_connectDialog(object):
         QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(connectDialog)
 
     def retranslateUi(self, connectDialog):
-        connectDialog.setWindowTitle(_translate("connectDialog", "Dialog", None))
+        connectDialog.setWindowTitle(_translate("connectDialog", "Bitmessage", None))
         self.label.setText(_translate("connectDialog", "Bitmessage won\'t connect to anyone until you let it. ", None))
         self.radioButtonConnectNow.setText(_translate("connectDialog", "Connect now", None))
-        self.radioButton.setText(_translate("connectDialog", "Let me configure special network settings first", None))
+        self.radioButtonConfigureNetwork.setText(_translate("connectDialog", "Let me configure special network settings first", None))
 
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/connect.ui b/src/bitmessageqt/connect.ui
index a5e390dd..74173860 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/connect.ui
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/connect.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Dialog</string>
+   <string>Bitmessage</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
    <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
-    <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton">
+    <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButtonConfigureNetwork">
      <property name="text">
       <string>Let me configure special network settings first</string>
      </property>
diff --git a/src/class_singleListener.py b/src/class_singleListener.py
index f339b2ba..3890447a 100644
--- a/src/class_singleListener.py
+++ b/src/class_singleListener.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import shared
 import socket
 from class_sendDataThread import *
 from class_receiveDataThread import *
+import helper_bootstrap
 
 # Only one singleListener thread will ever exist. It creates the
 # receiveDataThread and sendDataThread for each incoming connection. Note
@@ -21,14 +22,15 @@ class singleListener(threading.Thread):
         self.selfInitiatedConnections = selfInitiatedConnections
 
     def run(self):
+        while shared.safeConfigGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'dontconnect'):
+            time.sleep(1)
+        helper_bootstrap.dns()
         # We typically don't want to accept incoming connections if the user is using a
         # SOCKS proxy, unless they have configured otherwise. If they eventually select
         # proxy 'none' or configure SOCKS listening then this will start listening for
         # connections.
         while shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'socksproxytype')[0:5] == 'SOCKS' and not shared.config.getboolean('bitmessagesettings', 'sockslisten'):
-            time.sleep(10)
-        while shared.safeConfigGetBoolean('bitmessagesettings', 'dontconnect'):
-            time.sleep(1)
+            time.sleep(5)
 
         with shared.printLock:
             print 'Listening for incoming connections.'
diff --git a/src/helper_bootstrap.py b/src/helper_bootstrap.py
index c3d5c1fd..e0056342 100644
--- a/src/helper_bootstrap.py
+++ b/src/helper_bootstrap.py
@@ -12,14 +12,10 @@ def knownNodes():
         shared.knownNodes = pickle.load(pickleFile)
         pickleFile.close()
     except:
-        defaultKnownNodes.createDefaultKnownNodes(shared.appdata)
-        pickleFile = open(shared.appdata + 'knownnodes.dat', 'rb')
-        shared.knownNodes = pickle.load(pickleFile)
-        pickleFile.close()
+        shared.knownNodes = defaultKnownNodes.createDefaultKnownNodes(shared.appdata)
     if shared.config.getint('bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion') > 6:
         print 'Bitmessage cannot read future versions of the keys file (keys.dat). Run the newer version of Bitmessage.'
         raise SystemExit
-        
 
 def dns():
     # DNS bootstrap. This could be programmed to use the SOCKS proxy to do the
@@ -27,19 +23,20 @@ def dns():
     # defaultKnownNodes.py. Hopefully either they are up to date or the user
     # has run Bitmessage recently without SOCKS turned on and received good
     # bootstrap nodes using that method.
-    if shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'socksproxytype') == 'none':
-        try:
-            for item in socket.getaddrinfo('bootstrap8080.bitmessage.org', 80):
-                print 'Adding', item[4][0], 'to knownNodes based on DNS boostrap method'
-                shared.knownNodes[1][item[4][0]] = (8080, int(time.time()))
-        except:
-            print 'bootstrap8080.bitmessage.org DNS bootstrapping failed.'
-        try:
-            for item in socket.getaddrinfo('bootstrap8444.bitmessage.org', 80):
-                print 'Adding', item[4][0], 'to knownNodes based on DNS boostrap method'
-                shared.knownNodes[1][item[4][0]] = (8444, int(time.time()))
-        except:
-            print 'bootstrap8444.bitmessage.org DNS bootstrapping failed.'
-    else:
-        print 'DNS bootstrap skipped because SOCKS is used.'
-        
+    with shared.printLock:
+        if shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'socksproxytype') == 'none':
+            try:
+                for item in socket.getaddrinfo('bootstrap8080.bitmessage.org', 80):
+                    print 'Adding', item[4][0], 'to knownNodes based on DNS boostrap method'
+                    shared.knownNodes[1][item[4][0]] = (8080, int(time.time()))
+            except:
+                print 'bootstrap8080.bitmessage.org DNS bootstrapping failed.'
+            try:
+                for item in socket.getaddrinfo('bootstrap8444.bitmessage.org', 80):
+                    print 'Adding', item[4][0], 'to knownNodes based on DNS boostrap method'
+                    shared.knownNodes[1][item[4][0]] = (8444, int(time.time()))
+            except:
+                print 'bootstrap8444.bitmessage.org DNS bootstrapping failed.'
+        else:
+            print 'DNS bootstrap skipped because SOCKS is used.'
+