diff --git a/ethereal/flags.go b/ethereal/flags.go
index c9327c3d31..382f093aa4 100644
--- a/ethereal/flags.go
+++ b/ethereal/flags.go
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bitbucket.org/kardianos/osext"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+
+	"bitbucket.org/kardianos/osext"
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethlog"
 )
 
 var Identifier string
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func Init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&KeyRing, "keyring", "", "identifier for keyring to use")
 	flag.StringVar(&KeyStore, "keystore", "db", "system to store keyrings: db|file (db)")
 	flag.StringVar(&OutboundPort, "port", "30303", "listening port")
-	flag.BoolVar(&UseUPnP, "upnp", false, "enable UPnP support")
+	flag.BoolVar(&UseUPnP, "upnp", true, "enable UPnP support")
 	flag.IntVar(&MaxPeer, "maxpeer", 10, "maximum desired peers")
 	flag.IntVar(&RpcPort, "rpcport", 8080, "port to start json-rpc server on")
 	flag.BoolVar(&StartRpc, "rpc", false, "start rpc server")
diff --git a/ethereal/gui.go b/ethereal/gui.go
index 173974c4bb..0b1b322ad2 100644
--- a/ethereal/gui.go
+++ b/ethereal/gui.go
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-
-	"bitbucket.org/binet/go-ffi/pkg/ffi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethdb"
@@ -27,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/qml.v1"
 )
 
+/*
 func LoadExtension(path string) (uintptr, error) {
 	lib, err := ffi.NewLibrary(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -40,15 +39,14 @@ func LoadExtension(path string) (uintptr, error) {
 
 	ptr := so()
 
-	/*
 		err = lib.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
-	*/
 
 	return ptr.Interface().(uintptr), nil
 }
+*/
 
 var logger = ethlog.NewLogger("GUI")