diff --git a/oml/downloads.py b/oml/downloads.py
index 5414a45..5169985 100644
--- a/oml/downloads.py
+++ b/oml/downloads.py
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ class ScrapeThread(Thread):
                 return True
             logger.debug('scrape %s', s.item)
             try:
-                s.item.scrape()
-                for f in s.item.files:
-                    f.move()
-                s.item.update_icons()
-                s.remove()
-                trigger_event('change', {})
+                if s.item.scrape():
+                    for f in s.item.files:
+                        f.move()
+                    s.item.update_icons()
+                    s.remove()
+                    trigger_event('change', {})
                 scraped = True
             except:
                 logger.debug('scrape failed %s', s.item, exc_info=1)
diff --git a/oml/item/models.py b/oml/item/models.py
index 7383cbf..9270a5f 100644
--- a/oml/item/models.py
+++ b/oml/item/models.py
@@ -353,7 +353,10 @@ class Item(db.Model):
                 m['primaryid'] = primaryid
                 self.meta = m
                 self.modified = datetime.utcnow()
-        self.update()
+                self.update()
+                return True
+            return False
+        return True
 
     def queue_download(self):
         u = state.user()
diff --git a/oml/localnodes.py b/oml/localnodes.py
index 31aecd6..0ec1213 100644
--- a/oml/localnodes.py
+++ b/oml/localnodes.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class LocalNodesBase(Thread):
                     state.nodes.queue('add', u.id)
             self.send()
 
+
     def get_ip(self):
         pass
 
diff --git a/oml/nodes.py b/oml/nodes.py
index fdaa8d8..3f21c6f 100644
--- a/oml/nodes.py
+++ b/oml/nodes.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Node(Thread):
     _pulling = False
     host = None
     local = None
-    online = False
+    _online = None
     download_speed = 0
     TIMEOUT = 5
 
@@ -78,11 +78,12 @@ class Node(Thread):
         #return Thread.join(self)
 
     def pull(self):
-        if not self._pulling:
+        if state.online and not self._pulling:
             self._q.put('pull')
 
     def ping(self):
-        self._q.put('ping')
+        if state.online:
+            self._q.put('ping')
 
     def go_online(self):
         self._q.put('go_online')
@@ -99,6 +100,18 @@ class Node(Thread):
             url = 'https://%s.onion:9851' % self.user_id
         return url
 
+    @property
+    def online(self):
+        return self._online
+
+    @online.setter
+    def online(self, online):
+        if self._online != online:
+            self._online = online
+            self.trigger_status()
+        else:
+            self._online = online
+
     def resolve(self):
         #logger.debug('resolve node %s', self.user_id)
         r = self.get_local()
@@ -263,13 +276,13 @@ class Node(Thread):
                 self.online = False
         else:
             self.online = False
-        self.trigger_status()
 
     def trigger_status(self):
-        trigger_event('status', {
-            'id': self.user_id,
-            'online': self.online
-        })
+        if self.online is not None:
+            trigger_event('status', {
+                'id': self.user_id,
+                'online': self.online
+            })
 
     def pullChanges(self):
         if not self.online or not self.user.peered:
@@ -280,7 +293,6 @@ class Node(Thread):
             changes = self.request('pullChanges', from_revision)
         except:
             self.online = False
-            self.trigger_status()
             logger.debug('%s went offline', self.user.name)
             return False
         if not changes:
@@ -296,7 +308,6 @@ class Node(Thread):
                 r = self.request('pushChanges', changes)
             except:
                 self.online = False
-                self.trigger_status()
                 r = False
             logger.debug('pushedChanges %s %s', r, self.user_id)
 
@@ -407,6 +418,15 @@ class Nodes(Thread):
     def __init__(self):
         self._q = Queue()
         self._running = True
+        with db.session():
+            for u in user.models.User.query.filter_by(peered=True):
+                if 'local' in u.info:
+                    del u.info['local']
+                    u.save()
+                self.queue('add', u.id)
+            for u in user.models.User.query.filter_by(queued=True):
+                logger.debug('adding queued node... %s', u.id)
+                self.queue('add', u.id)
         self._local = LocalNodes()
         self._cleanup = PeriodicCallback(lambda: self.queue('cleanup'), 120000)
         self._cleanup.start()
diff --git a/oml/server.py b/oml/server.py
index 8526cb3..d2ad381 100644
--- a/oml/server.py
+++ b/oml/server.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def log_request(handler):
         request_time = 1000.0 * handler.request.request_time()
         log_method("%d %s %.2fms", handler.get_status(),
                    handler._request_summary(), request_time)
+
 def run():
     setup.create_db()
     PID = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else None
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@ def run():
     state.tasks = tasks.Tasks()
 
     def start_node():
-        import user
         import downloads
         import nodes
         import tor
@@ -117,21 +117,12 @@ def run():
         state.downloads = downloads.Downloads()
         state.scraping = downloads.ScrapeThread()
         state.nodes = nodes.Nodes()
-        def add_users():
+        def publish():
             if not state.tor.is_online():
-                state.main.add_callback(add_users)
+                state.main.call_later(1, publish)
             else:
-                with db.session():
-                    for u in user.models.User.query.filter_by(peered=True):
-                        if 'local' in u.info:
-                            del u.info['local']
-                            u.save()
-                        state.nodes.queue('add', u.id)
-                    for u in user.models.User.query.filter_by(queued=True):
-                        logger.debug('adding queued node... %s', u.id)
-                        state.nodes.queue('add', u.id)
                 nodes.publish_node()
-        state.main.add_callback(add_users)
+        state.main.add_callback(publish)
     state.main.add_callback(start_node)
     if ':' in settings.server['address']:
         host = '[%s]' % settings.server['address']
diff --git a/oml/tor.py b/oml/tor.py
index d98c2fc..dfa5823 100644
--- a/oml/tor.py
+++ b/oml/tor.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from stem.control import Controller
 import settings
 
 import state
+import utils
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class Tor(object):
         self.connected = True
         self.socks_port = int(self.controller.get_conf('SocksPort').split(' ')[0])
         self.publish()
-        state.online = True
+        state.online = self.is_online()
         return True
 
     def reconnect(self):
@@ -193,4 +194,4 @@ class Tor(object):
         state.online = False
 
     def is_online(self):
-        return self.connected and self.controller.is_alive()
+        return self.connected and self.controller.is_alive() and utils.can_connect_dns()
diff --git a/oml/utils.py b/oml/utils.py
index 7dce1ff..9b99a7b 100644
--- a/oml/utils.py
+++ b/oml/utils.py
@@ -346,3 +346,16 @@ def open_folder(folder=None, path=None):
     else:
         logger.debug('unsupported platform %s', sys.platform)
     subprocess.Popen(cmd, close_fds=True)
+
+def can_connect_dns(host="8.8.8.8", port=53):
+    """
+        host: 8.8.8.8 (google-public-dns-a.google.com)
+        port: 53/tcp
+    """
+    try:
+        socket.setdefaulttimeout(1)
+        socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM).connect((host, port))
+        return True
+    except:
+        pass
+    return False
diff --git a/oml/websocket.py b/oml/websocket.py
index 3c8825f..6c6457f 100644
--- a/oml/websocket.py
+++ b/oml/websocket.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import json
 from oxtornado import json_dumps
 
 import state
+import settings
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -33,6 +34,13 @@ class Handler(WebSocketHandler):
             self.close()
         if self not in state.websockets:
             state.websockets.append(self)
+        trigger_event('status', {
+            'id': settings.USER_ID,
+            'online': state.online
+        })
+        if state.nodes:
+            for node in state.nodes._nodes.values():
+                node.trigger_status()
 
 
     #websocket calls
diff --git a/static/js/folders.js b/static/js/folders.js
index c5a4b6d..cd5b47f 100644
--- a/static/js/folders.js
+++ b/static/js/folders.js
@@ -344,7 +344,12 @@ oml.ui.folders = function() {
             Ox.print('peering.remove reload list')
             Ox.Request.clearCache('getUsers');
             that.updateElement();
-        }
+        },
+        status: function(data) {
+            if (data.id == oml.user.id) {
+                oml.user.online = data.online;
+            }
+        },
     });
 
     return that.updateElement();
diff --git a/static/js/statusIcon.js b/static/js/statusIcon.js
index fa8c3b8..621fbc4 100644
--- a/static/js/statusIcon.js
+++ b/static/js/statusIcon.js
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ oml.ui.statusIcon = function(user, index) {
     }
 
     function getStatus(data) {
-        return !oml.user.online ? 'unknown'
-        : data.online ? 'connected'
-        : 'disconnected';
+        if (!oml.user.online) {
+            return 'unknown';
+        }
+        if (user.id == data.id) {
+            return data.online ? 'connected' : 'disconnected';
+        }
+        return status || 'unknown';
     }
 
     function render() {
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ oml.ui.statusIcon = function(user, index) {
     }
 
     function update(data) {
-        if (data.id == user.id) {
+        if (data.id == user.id || data.id == oml.user.id) {
             var newStatus = getStatus(data);
             if (status != newStatus) {
                 status = newStatus;
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index 40cf851..9ffaae6 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -890,11 +890,17 @@ oml.renameUser = function(data) {
 
     var ui = oml.user.ui,
         index = Ox.getIndexById(ui._users, data.id),
-        name = ui._users[index].name,
+        name,
         set = {},
-        oldFind = Ox.clone(ui.find, true),
-        newFind = Ox.clone(ui.find, true);
+        oldFind,
+        newFind;
+    if (index == -1) {
+        return;
+    }
 
+    name = ui._users[index].name;
+    oldFind = Ox.clone(ui.find, true);
+    newFind = Ox.clone(ui.find, true);
     ui._users[index].name = data.name;
     ui._users[index].nickname = data.nickname;
     set['showFolder.' + name] = null;