diff --git a/go/characters/appEventListener.go b/go/characters/appEventListener.go
index 94098860..d5d4b79d 100644
--- a/go/characters/appEventListener.go
+++ b/go/characters/appEventListener.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/the"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/log"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 func AppEventListener(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher) {
@@ -15,11 +16,30 @@ func AppEventListener(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher) {
 	the.AppBus.Subscribe(event.NewPeer, q.EventChannel)
 	the.AppBus.Subscribe(event.PeerError, q.EventChannel)
 	the.AppBus.Subscribe(event.AppError, q.EventChannel)
+	the.AppBus.Subscribe(event.ACNStatus, q.EventChannel)
 
 	for {
 		e := q.Next()
 
 		switch e.EventType {
+		case event.ACNStatus:
+			progStr := e.Data[event.Progreess]
+			percent, _ := strconv.Atoi(progStr)
+			message := e.Data[event.Status]
+			var statuscode int
+			if percent == 0 {
+				statuscode = 0
+				message = "can't find tor. is it running? is the controlport configured?"
+			} else if percent == 100 {
+				statuscode = 3
+				message = "tor appears to be running just fine!"
+			} else if percent < 80 {
+				statuscode = 1
+			} else {
+				statuscode = 2
+			}
+
+			gcd.TorStatus(statuscode, message)
 		case event.PeerError:
 			// current only case
 			log.Errorf("couldn't load profiles: %v", e.Data[event.Error])
@@ -28,6 +48,7 @@ func AppEventListener(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher) {
 		case event.AppError:
 
 			if e.Data[event.Error] == event.AppErrLoaded0 {
+				// TODO: only an error if other profiles are not loaded
 				log.Infoln("couldn't load your config file. attempting to create one now")
 
 				the.CwtchApp.CreatePeer("alice", "be gay do crime")
@@ -83,7 +104,6 @@ func AppEventListener(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher) {
 				}
 			}
 			go IncomingListener(&gcd.UIState)
-			go TorStatusPoller(gcd.TorStatus, the.ACN)
 			go PresencePoller(&gcd.UIState)
 
 			// load ui preferences
diff --git a/go/characters/torstatuspoller.go b/go/characters/torstatuspoller.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fe7950c..00000000
--- a/go/characters/torstatuspoller.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package characters
-
-import (
-	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/connectivity"
-	"time"
-)
-
-func TorStatusPoller(setTorStatus func(int, string), acn connectivity.ACN) {
-	if acn == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	for {
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-
-		percent, message := acn.GetBootstrapStatus()
-		var statuscode int
-		if percent == 0 {
-			statuscode = 0
-			message = "can't find tor. is it running? is the controlport configured?"
-		} else if percent == 100 {
-			statuscode = 3
-			message = "tor appears to be running just fine!"
-		} else if percent < 80 {
-			statuscode = 1
-		} else {
-			statuscode = 2
-		}
-
-		setTorStatus(statuscode, message)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ad0b274e..df853649 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -222,11 +222,7 @@ func loadNetworkingAndFiles(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher, service bool,
 			log.Infoln("Creating New App Service")
 			the.CwtchService = libapp.NewAppService(the.ACN, the.CwtchDir, serviceBridge)
 		} else {
-			clientBridge, err := bridge.NewPipeBridgeClient(clientIn, serviceIn)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Errorf("Could not create client bridge: %v\n", err)
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
+			clientBridge := bridge.NewPipeBridgeClient(clientIn, serviceIn)
 			log.Infoln("Creating New App Client")
 			the.CwtchApp = libapp.NewAppClient(the.CwtchDir, clientBridge)
 		}