diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 6460a85..80c5fdd 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -562,15 +562,16 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
             strength = int(self.wifi.GetSignalStrength())
         except:
             strength = 0
-        print 'returning current signal strength',strength
         return strength
     #end function GetCurrentSignalStrength
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
     def GetCurrentDBMStrength(self):
         ''' returns the current dbm signal strength '''
-
+        try:
         dbm_strength = int(self.wifi.GetDBMStrength())
+        except:
+            dbm_strength = 0
         return dbm_strength
 
     @dbus.service.method('org.wicd.daemon.wireless')
diff --git a/wicd.py b/wicd.py
index 70b94f7..57e556e 100755
--- a/wicd.py
+++ b/wicd.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class TrayIcon():
                     self.tr.set_from_file("images/no-signal.png")
                     if daemon.CheckIfConnecting():
                         self.tr.set_tooltip(language['connecting'])
+                        self.tr.set_from_file(wpath.images + "no-signal.png")
                     else:
                         self.tr.set_tooltip(language['not_connected'])
                         daemon.SetCurrentInterface('')
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ class TrayIcon():
             ''' Toggles the wicd GUI '''
             if self.gui_win == None:
                 self.gui_win = gui.appGui()
-            elif self.gui_win.is_active == False:
+            elif self.gui_win.is_visible == False:
                 self.gui_win.show_win()
             else:
                 self.gui_win.exit()
@@ -474,8 +475,8 @@ def main(argv):
             use_tray = False
     
     # Redirect stderr and stdout for logging purposes
-    sys.stderr = log
-    sys.stdout = log
+    #sys.stderr = log
+    #sys.stdout = log
     
     # Set up the tray icon GUI and backend
     tray_icon = TrayIcon(use_tray)
@@ -498,4 +499,4 @@ def main(argv):
     mainloop.run()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main(sys.argv)
\ No newline at end of file
+    main(sys.argv)
diff --git a/wnettools.py b/wnettools.py
index 1c10be5..f7538bf 100644
--- a/wnettools.py
+++ b/wnettools.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ channel_pattern     = re.compile('.*Channel:? ?(\d\d?)',re.DOTALL | re.I | re.M
 strength_pattern    = re.compile('.*Quality:?=? ?(\d\d*)',re.DOTALL | re.I | re.M  | re.S)
 # These next two look a lot a like, altstrength is for Signal level = xx/100,
 # which is just an alternate way of displaying link quality, signaldbm is
-# for displaying actualy signal strength (-xx dBm).
+# for displaying actual signal strength (-xx dBm).
 altstrength_pattern = re.compile('.*Signal level:?=? ?(\d\d*)',re.DOTALL | re.I | re.M | re.S)
 signaldbm_pattern   = re.compile('.*Signal level:?=? ?(-\d\d*)',re.DOTALL | re.I | re.M | re.S)
 mode_pattern        = re.compile('.*Mode:(.*?)\n',re.DOTALL | re.I | re.M  | re.S)