diff --git a/res/ui/preferences.ui b/res/ui/preferences.ui
index cd29dddabdc898f26ca91d8e1dff81829b53cd5b..942d581dea141158954286712e06582ced288bd7 100644
--- a/res/ui/preferences.ui
+++ b/res/ui/preferences.ui
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="stackedWidget">
        <property name="currentIndex">
-        <number>1</number>
+        <number>0</number>
        </property>
        <widget class="QWidget" name="page">
         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
@@ -333,51 +333,10 @@
          <item>
           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkbox_proxy">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Use a proxy server</string>
+            <string>Use a http proxy server</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
-         <item>
-          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_11">
-           <property name="topMargin">
-            <number>6</number>
-           </property>
-           <item>
-            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
-             <property name="text">
-              <string>Proxy type : </string>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <widget class="QComboBox" name="combox_proxytype">
-             <item>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>HTTP</string>
-              </property>
-             </item>
-             <item>
-              <property name="text">
-               <string>SOCKS5</string>
-              </property>
-             </item>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
-             <property name="orientation">
-              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-             </property>
-             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-              <size>
-               <width>40</width>
-               <height>20</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-            </spacer>
-           </item>
-          </layout>
-         </item>
          <item>
           <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_9">
            <item>
diff --git a/src/cutecoin/core/app.py b/src/cutecoin/core/app.py
index 4ae3e38a99bba709e9d0104f09ab7a5a4546856a..fe4c27a98ca0b57ee34f33b48a0d2891c5345c7b 100644
--- a/src/cutecoin/core/app.py
+++ b/src/cutecoin/core/app.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from .registry.identities import IdentitiesRegistry
 from .. import __version__
 from ..tools.exceptions import NameAlreadyExists, BadAccountFile
 from ..tools.decorators import asyncify
+import i18n_rc
 
 
 class Application(QObject):
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class Application(QObject):
         self.available_version = (True,
                                   __version__,
                                   "")
+        self._translator = QTranslator(self.qapp)
         self._identities_registry = identities_registry
         self.preferences = {'account': "",
                             'lang': 'en_GB',
@@ -74,10 +76,7 @@ class Application(QObject):
         app = cls(qapp, loop, identities_registry)
         app.load()
         app.switch_language()
-        if app.preferences['enable_proxy'] is True:
-            API.aiohttp_connector = ProxyConnector("http://{0}:{1}".format(
-                                    app.preferences['proxy_address'],
-                                    app.preferences['proxy_port']))
+        app.set_proxy()
         if app.preferences["account"] != "":
             account = app.get_account(app.preferences["account"])
             app.change_current_account(account)
@@ -96,16 +95,28 @@ class Application(QObject):
 
         return app
 
+    def set_proxy(self):
+        if self.preferences['enable_proxy'] is True:
+            API.aiohttp_connector = ProxyConnector("http://{0}:{1}".format(
+                                    self.preferences['proxy_address'],
+                                    self.preferences['proxy_port']))
+        else:
+            API.aiohttp_connector = None
+
     def switch_language(self):
-        translator = QTranslator(self.qapp)
         logging.debug("Loading translations")
         locale = self.preferences['lang']
         QLocale.setDefault(QLocale(locale))
-        if translator.load(":/i18n/{0}".format(locale)):
-            if QCoreApplication.installTranslator(translator):
-                logging.debug("Loaded i18n/{0}".format(locale))
+        if locale == "en_GB":
+            QCoreApplication.removeTranslator(self._translator)
         else:
-            logging.debug("Couldn't load translation")
+            QCoreApplication.removeTranslator(self._translator)
+            self._translator = QTranslator(self.qapp)
+            if self._translator.load(":/i18n/{0}".format(locale)):
+                if QCoreApplication.installTranslator(self._translator):
+                    logging.debug("Loaded i18n/{0}".format(locale))
+            else:
+                logging.debug("Couldn't load translation")
 
     def get_account(self, name):
         """
@@ -310,6 +321,8 @@ class Application(QObject):
         with open(preferences_path, 'w') as outfile:
             json.dump(preferences, outfile, indent=4)
 
+        self.set_proxy()
+
     def save(self, account):
         """
         Save an account
diff --git a/src/cutecoin/core/net/network.py b/src/cutecoin/core/net/network.py
index f7bfeb96855d6716e554dc6d5e1f0ceceb06d781..f9d7dc6ec0731f92e6cfe2a8bf13dcb3e164c8a0 100644
--- a/src/cutecoin/core/net/network.py
+++ b/src/cutecoin/core/net/network.py
@@ -328,12 +328,12 @@ class Network(QObject):
         node = self.sender()
         if node.state in (Node.ONLINE, Node.DESYNCED):
             self.check_nodes_sync()
-            self.nodes_changed.emit()
         else:
             if node.last_change + 3600 < time.time():
                 node.disconnect()
                 self.nodes.remove(node)
-                self.nodes_changed.emit()
+
+        self.nodes_changed.emit()
 
         logging.debug("{0} -> {1}".format(self._block_found[:10], self.latest_block_hash[:10]))
         if self._block_found != self.latest_block_hash and node.state == Node.ONLINE:
diff --git a/src/cutecoin/gui/preferences.py b/src/cutecoin/gui/preferences.py
index 919d50de092ee9435132737ead8351d74ac8eba7..32d541e465a5d2df7afdad0892ca50c76a11b625 100644
--- a/src/cutecoin/gui/preferences.py
+++ b/src/cutecoin/gui/preferences.py
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ class PreferencesDialog(QDialog, Ui_PreferencesDialog):
         self.app.save_preferences(pref)
       # change UI translation
         self.app.switch_language()
-        toast.display(self.tr("Preferences"),
-                      self.tr("A restart is needed to apply your new preferences."))
         super().accept()
 
     def reject(self):