diff --git a/cmd/mist/assets/qml/main.qml b/cmd/mist/assets/qml/main.qml
index 5df4c8aad2..0848d13d53 100644
--- a/cmd/mist/assets/qml/main.qml
+++ b/cmd/mist/assets/qml/main.qml
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 			     model: ListModel { id: pastPeers }
 
 			     Component.onCompleted: {
+				     pastPeers.insert(0, {text: "poc-8.ethdev.com:30303"})
 				     /*
 				     var ips = eth.pastPeers()
 				     for(var i = 0; i < ips.length; i++) {
diff --git a/cmd/mist/gui.go b/cmd/mist/gui.go
index 8e533d9772..9efec65276 100644
--- a/cmd/mist/gui.go
+++ b/cmd/mist/gui.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) Start(assetPath string) {
 	// Expose the eth library and the ui library to QML
 	context.SetVar("gui", gui)
 	context.SetVar("eth", gui.uiLib)
-	//context.SetVar("shh", gui.whisper)
+	context.SetVar("shh", gui.whisper)
 
 	// Load the main QML interface
 	data, _ := ethutil.Config.Db.Get([]byte("KeyRing"))
diff --git a/cmd/mist/ui_lib.go b/cmd/mist/ui_lib.go
index 4a92f64796..0aabb87d09 100644
--- a/cmd/mist/ui_lib.go
+++ b/cmd/mist/ui_lib.go
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ func (ui *UiLib) Connect(button qml.Object) {
 }
 
 func (ui *UiLib) ConnectToPeer(addr string) {
-	ui.eth.SuggestPeer(addr)
+	if err := ui.eth.SuggestPeer(addr); err != nil {
+		guilogger.Infoln(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func (ui *UiLib) AssetPath(p string) string {
diff --git a/cmd/utils/cmd.go b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
index 7e6dd5f912..d01d9da9f9 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ func exit(err error) {
 
 func StartEthereum(ethereum *eth.Ethereum, UseSeed bool) {
 	clilogger.Infof("Starting %s", ethereum.ClientIdentity())
-	ethereum.Start(UseSeed)
+	err := ethereum.Start(UseSeed)
+	if err != nil {
+		exit(err)
+	}
+
 	RegisterInterrupt(func(sig os.Signal) {
 		ethereum.Stop()
 		logger.Flush()