diff --git a/oml/gtkstatus.py b/oml/gtkstatus.py
index 4dc3ce5..d9abb0d 100644
--- a/oml/gtkstatus.py
+++ b/oml/gtkstatus.py
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ import webbrowser
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk, GLib
+try:
+    gi.require_version('AppIndicator3', '0.1')
+    from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as appindicator
+except:
+    appindicator = None
+
 
 base = dirname(dirname(dirname(abspath(__file__))))
-icon = os.path.join(base, 'openmedialibrary/static/svg/oml.svg')
+icon = os.path.join(base, 'openmedialibrary/static/png/oml.png')
 title = "Open Media Library"
 ctl = base + '/ctl'
 
@@ -28,29 +34,26 @@ def check_pid(pid):
     else:
         return True
 
-def preexec():  # Don't forward signals.
-    os.setpgrp()
-
-
-class OMLStatus:
+class OMLIcon:
     menu = None
     icon = None
+    indicator = None
 
     def __init__(self, autostart=False):
         self.autostart = autostart
         self.create_pid()
-        self.win = Gtk.Window()
-        self.win.set_icon_from_file(icon)
-        self.win.set_title(title)
-        #self.win.show_all()
-        self.win.iconify()
-        '''
-        self.icon = Gtk.StatusIcon()
-        self.icon.set_from_file(icon)
-        self.icon.set_title(title)
-        self.icon.connect("activate", self._click)
-        self.icon.connect("popup-menu", self._click)
-        '''
+        if appindicator:
+            self.indicator = appindicator.Indicator.new("OML", icon,
+                appindicator.IndicatorCategory.APPLICATION_STATUS)
+            self.indicator.set_status(appindicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
+            self.menu = self.get_menu()
+            self.indicator.set_menu(self.menu)
+        else:
+            self.icon = Gtk.StatusIcon()
+            self.icon.set_from_file(icon)
+            self.icon.set_title(title)
+            self.icon.connect("activate", self._click)
+            self.icon.connect("popup-menu", self._click)
         subprocess.Popen([ctl, 'start'], close_fds=True, preexec_fn=preexec)
         if not self.autostart:
             GLib.timeout_add_seconds(1, self._open, None)
@@ -149,14 +152,16 @@ class OMLStatus:
             url += '#%s' % port
         webbrowser.open_new_tab(url)
 
+def preexec():  # Don't forward signals.
+    os.setpgrp()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import signal
     autostart = len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == '--autostart'
-    if OMLStatus.is_running():
-        OMLStatus.load()
+    if OMLIcon.is_running():
+        OMLIcon.load()
     else:
-        oml = OMLStatus(autostart)
+        oml = OMLIcon(autostart)
         main_loop = GLib.MainLoop()
         try:
             main_loop.run()
diff --git a/oml/item/icons.py b/oml/item/icons.py
index 37d89fb..dc670d5 100644
--- a/oml/item/icons.py
+++ b/oml/item/icons.py
@@ -22,32 +22,23 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 MAX_WORKERS = 4
 
 
-class Icons(dict):
 
+class Icons(dict):
     def __init__(self, db):
         self._db = db
         self.create()
 
-    def is_available(self):
-        folder = os.path.dirname(self._db)
-        if os.path.exists(folder):
-            if not os.path.exists(self._db):
-                self.create()
-        return os.path.exists(self._db)
-
     def connect(self):
         conn = sqlite3.connect(self._db, timeout=90)
         return conn
 
     def create(self):
-        folder = os.path.dirname(self._db)
-        if os.path.exists(folder):
-            conn = self.connect()
-            c = conn.cursor()
-            c.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS icon (id varchar(64) unique, data blob)')
-            c.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS setting (key varchar(256) unique, value text)')
-            if int(self.get_setting(c, 'version', 0)) < 1:
-                self.set_setting(c, 'version', 1)
+        conn = self.connect()
+        c = conn.cursor()
+        c.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS icon (id varchar(64) unique, data blob)')
+        c.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS setting (key varchar(256) unique, value text)')
+        if int(self.get_setting(c, 'version', 0)) < 1:
+            self.set_setting(c, 'version', 1)
 
     def get_setting(self, c, key, default=None):
         c.execute('SELECT value FROM setting WHERE key = ?', (key, ))
@@ -148,8 +139,6 @@ def get_icons_db_path():
     return icons_db_path
 
 def get_icon_sync(id, type_, size):
-    if not icons.is_available():
-        return ''
     if size:
         skey = '%s:%s:%s' % (type_, id, size)
         data = icons[skey]