diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index 3cf8ad4b..c373e459 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
             "clicked()"), self.click_radioButtonBlacklist)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.radioButtonWhitelist, QtCore.SIGNAL(
             "clicked()"), self.click_radioButtonWhitelist)
-        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon, QtCore.SIGNAL(
-            "clicked()"), self.click_pushButtonStatusIcon)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.actionSettings, QtCore.SIGNAL(
             "triggered()"), self.click_actionSettings)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.actionAbout, QtCore.SIGNAL(
@@ -730,9 +728,17 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
             "itemChanged(QTableWidgetItem *)"), self.tableWidgetBlacklistItemChanged)
 
         # Put the colored icon on the status bar
-        # self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/yellowicon.png"))
+        # self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/yellowicon.png"))
         self.statusbar = self.statusBar()
-        self.statusbar.insertPermanentWidget(0, self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon)
+
+        self.pushButtonStatusIcon = QtGui.QPushButton(self)
+        self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setText('')
+        self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(QIcon(':/newPrefix/images/redicon.png'))
+        self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setFlat(True)
+        self.statusbar.insertPermanentWidget(0, self.pushButtonStatusIcon)
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.pushButtonStatusIcon, QtCore.SIGNAL(
+            "clicked()"), self.click_pushButtonStatusIcon)
+
         self.ui.labelStartupTime.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Since startup on %1").arg(
             l10n.formatTimestamp()))
         self.numberOfMessagesProcessed = 0
@@ -1814,7 +1820,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         global withMessagingMenu
         # print 'setting status icon color'
         if color == 'red':
-            self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(
+            self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(
                 QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/redicon.png"))
             shared.statusIconColor = 'red'
             # if the connection is lost then show a notification
@@ -1831,7 +1837,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         if color == 'yellow':
             if self.statusBar().currentMessage() == 'Warning: You are currently not connected. Bitmessage will do the work necessary to send the message but it won\'t send until you connect.':
                 self.statusBar().showMessage('')
-            self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(QIcon(
+            self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(QIcon(
                 ":/newPrefix/images/yellowicon.png"))
             shared.statusIconColor = 'yellow'
             # if a new connection has been established then show a notification
@@ -1848,7 +1854,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         if color == 'green':
             if self.statusBar().currentMessage() == 'Warning: You are currently not connected. Bitmessage will do the work necessary to send the message but it won\'t send until you connect.':
                 self.statusBar().showMessage('')
-            self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(
+            self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(
                 QIcon(":/newPrefix/images/greenicon.png"))
             shared.statusIconColor = 'green'
             if not self.connected:
diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
index b50fd3fe..355cc51b 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
@@ -589,14 +589,6 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.tabWidget.addTab(self.blackwhitelist, icon9, _fromUtf8(""))
         self.networkstatus = QtGui.QWidget()
         self.networkstatus.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("networkstatus"))
-        self.pushButtonStatusIcon = QtGui.QPushButton(self.networkstatus)
-        self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(680, 440, 21, 23))
-        self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setText(_fromUtf8(""))
-        icon10 = QtGui.QIcon()
-        icon10.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/redicon.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-        self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(icon10)
-        self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setFlat(True)
-        self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonStatusIcon"))
         self.tableWidgetConnectionCount = settingsmixin.STableWidget(self.networkstatus)
         self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 70, 241, 241))
         palette = QtGui.QPalette()
@@ -739,7 +731,6 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         MainWindow.setTabOrder(self.radioButtonWhitelist, self.pushButtonAddBlacklist)
         MainWindow.setTabOrder(self.pushButtonAddBlacklist, self.tableWidgetBlacklist)
         MainWindow.setTabOrder(self.tableWidgetBlacklist, self.tableWidgetConnectionCount)
-        MainWindow.setTabOrder(self.tableWidgetConnectionCount, self.pushButtonStatusIcon)
 
     def retranslateUi(self, MainWindow):
         MainWindow.setWindowTitle(_translate("MainWindow", "Bitmessage", None))