diff --git a/src/chat_gui4.cpp b/src/chat_gui4.cpp
index c6712d17..84537e05 100644
--- a/src/chat_gui4.cpp
+++ b/src/chat_gui4.cpp
@@ -846,7 +846,6 @@ float ChatGui4::render(float time_delta) {
 						ImGuiInputTextFlags_CtrlEnterForNewLine;
 
 					if (ImGui::InputTextMultiline("##text_input", &_text_input_buffer, {-0.001f, -0.001f}, input_flags)) {
-						//_mm.sendMessage(*_selected_contact, MessageType::TEXT, text_buffer);
 						_rmm.sendText(*_selected_contact, _text_input_buffer);
 						_text_input_buffer.clear();
 						evil_enter_looses_focus_hack = true;
diff --git a/src/main_screen.cpp b/src/main_screen.cpp
index d49a6c2c..8da67ca3 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ MainScreen::MainScreen(SimpleConfigModel&& conf_, SDL_Renderer* renderer_, Theme
 	cg(conf, os, rmm, cr, sdlrtu, contact_tc, msg_tc, theme),
 	sw(conf),
 	osui(os),
-	tuiu(tc, conf),
+	tuiu(tc, conf, &tpi),
 	tdch(tpi),
 	smui(os, sm),
 	dvt(os, sm, sdlrtu)
diff --git a/src/start_screen.cpp b/src/start_screen.cpp
index 15796c55..7eaad59c 100644
--- a/src/start_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/start_screen.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ StartScreen::StartScreen(const std::vector<std::string_view>& args, SDL_Renderer
 }
 
 Screen* StartScreen::render(float, bool&) {
-	const float TEXT_LOAD_WIDTH = ImGui::CalcTextSize("load").x;
+	const float TEXT_PROCEED_WIDTH = ImGui::CalcTextSize("proceed").x;
 	const float TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT = ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing();
 
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Screen* StartScreen::render(float, bool&) {
 		// load but file missing
 
 		ImGui::BeginDisabled();
-		ImGui::Button("load", {TEXT_LOAD_WIDTH*1.5f, TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT*1.5f});
+		ImGui::Button("proceed", {TEXT_PROCEED_WIDTH*1.5f, TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT*1.5f});
 		ImGui::EndDisabled();
 
 		if (ImGui::IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags_ForTooltip | ImGuiHoveredFlags_AllowWhenDisabled)) {
@@ -293,14 +293,14 @@ Screen* StartScreen::render(float, bool&) {
 		// new but file exists
 
 		ImGui::BeginDisabled();
-		ImGui::Button("load", {TEXT_LOAD_WIDTH*1.5f, TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT*1.5f});
+		ImGui::Button("proceed", {TEXT_PROCEED_WIDTH*1.5f, TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT*1.5f});
 		ImGui::EndDisabled();
 
 		if (ImGui::IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags_ForTooltip | ImGuiHoveredFlags_AllowWhenDisabled)) {
 			ImGui::SetTooltip("file already exists");
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (ImGui::Button("load", {TEXT_LOAD_WIDTH*1.5f, TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT*1.5f})) {
+		if (ImGui::Button("proceed", {TEXT_PROCEED_WIDTH*1.5f, TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT*1.5f})) {
 
 			auto new_screen = std::make_unique<MainScreen>(std::move(_conf), _renderer, _theme, _tox_profile_path, _password, _user_name, queued_plugin_paths);
 			return new_screen.release();
diff --git a/src/tox_ui_utils.cpp b/src/tox_ui_utils.cpp
index b1bc3bd0..fd954b6b 100644
--- a/src/tox_ui_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/tox_ui_utils.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "./tox_client.hpp"
 
+#include <solanaceae/toxcore/tox_private_interface.hpp>
+
 #include <tox/tox.h>
 
 #include <solanaceae/util/utils.hpp>
@@ -13,8 +15,9 @@
 
 ToxUIUtils::ToxUIUtils(
 	ToxClient& tc,
-	ConfigModelI& conf
-) : _tc(tc), _conf(conf) {
+	ConfigModelI& conf,
+	ToxPrivateI* tp
+) : _tc(tc), _conf(conf), _tp(tp) {
 }
 
 void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
@@ -44,6 +47,30 @@ void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
 
 					ImGui::EndMenu();
 				}
+
+				switch (_tc.toxSelfGetConnectionStatus()) {
+					case TOX_CONNECTION_NONE:
+						ImGui::TextColored({1.0,0.5,0.5,0.8}, "Offline");
+						break;
+					case TOX_CONNECTION_TCP:
+						ImGui::TextColored({0.0,1.0,0.8,0.8}, "Online-TCP");
+						break;
+					case TOX_CONNECTION_UDP:
+						ImGui::TextColored({0.3,1.0,0.0,0.8}, "Online-UDP");
+						break;
+				}
+
+				if (ImGui::IsItemHovered()) {
+					ImGui::SetTooltip("Tox Onion connection status");
+				}
+
+				if (_tp != nullptr) {
+					ImGui::Text("(%d)", _tp->toxDHTGetNumCloselist());
+					if (ImGui::IsItemHovered()) {
+						ImGui::SetTooltip("Number of connected DHT nodes");
+					}
+				}
+
 				ImGui::EndMenuBar();
 			}
 
@@ -64,6 +91,12 @@ void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
 				// TODO: add string_view variant to utils
 				auto [_, err_r] = _tc.toxFriendAdd(hex2bin(std::string{tox_id}), message);
 				err = err_r;
+
+				{ // reset everything
+					for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(tox_id); i++) {
+						tox_id[i] = '\0';
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			if (err != Tox_Err_Friend_Add::TOX_ERR_FRIEND_ADD_OK) {
 				ImGui::SameLine();
diff --git a/src/tox_ui_utils.hpp b/src/tox_ui_utils.hpp
index 0a00ccb3..02a9af2a 100644
--- a/src/tox_ui_utils.hpp
+++ b/src/tox_ui_utils.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 class ToxClient;
 struct ConfigModelI;
+struct ToxPrivateI;
 
 class ToxUIUtils {
 	bool _show_add_friend_window {false};
@@ -9,11 +10,13 @@ class ToxUIUtils {
 
 	ToxClient& _tc;
 	ConfigModelI& _conf;
+	ToxPrivateI* _tp{nullptr};
 
 	public:
 		ToxUIUtils(
 			ToxClient& tc,
-			ConfigModelI& conf
+			ConfigModelI& conf,
+			ToxPrivateI* tp = nullptr
 		);
 
 		void render(void);