diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index 2c37b280..9b195171 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.timer, QtCore.SIGNAL("timeout()"), self.runEveryTwoSeconds)
 
         #Sent and Inbox Tabs
-        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.tabWidget, QtCore.SIGNAL("currentChanged(int)"), self.loadInbox)
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.tabWidget, QtCore.SIGNAL("currentChanged(int)"), self.ReloadOnlyInboxTable)
         # FILE MENU and other buttons
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.actionExit, QtCore.SIGNAL(
             "triggered()"), self.quit)
@@ -823,6 +823,13 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         self.ui.tableWidgetSent.sortItems(3, Qt.DescendingOrder)
         self.ui.tableWidgetSent.keyPressEvent = self.tableWidgetSentKeyPressEvent
 
+    # Reload inbox Table when Inbox tab is selected
+    def ReloadOnlyInboxTable(self):
+        if self.ui.tabWidget.currentIndex() == self.ui.tabWidget.indexOf(self.ui.inbox):
+            self.loadInbox()
+        elif self.ui.tabWidget.currentIndex() == self.ui.tabWidget.indexOf(self.ui.sent):
+            self.loadSent()
+
     # Load inbox from messages database file
     def loadInbox(self, where="", what=""):
         what = "%" + what + "%"
@@ -1812,7 +1819,6 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                         self.ui.lineEditTo.setText('')
                         self.ui.lineEditSubject.setText('')
                         self.ui.textEditMessage.setText('')
-                        self.loadSent()
                         self.ui.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(2)
                         self.ui.tableWidgetSent.setCurrentCell(0, 0)
                 else:
@@ -1847,7 +1853,6 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                 self.ui.lineEditTo.setText('')
                 self.ui.lineEditSubject.setText('')
                 self.ui.textEditMessage.setText('')
-                self.loadSent()
                 self.ui.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(2)
                 self.ui.tableWidgetSent.setCurrentCell(0, 0)
 
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
index 33b0bca5..53babc8c 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'bitmessageui.ui'
 #
-# Created: Mon Nov 18 22:23:35 2013
+# Created: Mon Nov 18 23:17:56 2013
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.10.3
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
@@ -508,10 +508,11 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.menubar.addAction(self.menuHelp.menuAction())
 
         self.retranslateUi(MainWindow)
-        self.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(2)
+        self.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(0)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.radioButtonSpecific, QtCore.SIGNAL(_fromUtf8("toggled(bool)")), self.lineEditTo.setEnabled)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.radioButtonSpecific, QtCore.SIGNAL(_fromUtf8("clicked(bool)")), self.labelSendBroadcastWarning.hide)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.radioButtonBroadcast, QtCore.SIGNAL(_fromUtf8("clicked()")), self.labelSendBroadcastWarning.show)
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.tabWidget, QtCore.SIGNAL(_fromUtf8("tabCloseRequested(int)")), self.tableWidgetSent.update)
         QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(MainWindow)
         MainWindow.setTabOrder(self.tabWidget, self.tableWidgetInbox)
         MainWindow.setTabOrder(self.tableWidgetInbox, self.textEditInboxMessage)
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.ui b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.ui
index 2f0309f5..9a982a6a 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.ui
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.ui
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
        <enum>QTabWidget::Rounded</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="currentIndex">
-       <number>2</number>
+       <number>0</number>
       </property>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="inbox">
        <attribute name="icon">