diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index 1f7e523e5..05052be41 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -324,5 +324,16 @@
         }
     };
 
+    Whisper.events.on('unauthorized', function() {
+        if (owsDesktopApp.inboxView) {
+            owsDesktopApp.inboxView.networkStatusView.update();
+        }
+    });
+    Whisper.events.on('reconnectTimer', function() {
+        if (owsDesktopApp.inboxView) {
+            owsDesktopApp.inboxView.networkStatusView.setSocketReconnectInterval(60000);
+        }
+    });
+
 
 })();
diff --git a/js/options.js b/js/options.js
index 7605142fe..606d63ac5 100644
--- a/js/options.js
+++ b/js/options.js
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
                     installView.hideDots();
                 }
                 installView.$el.show();
+                Whisper.events.on('contactsync:begin', installView.showSync, installView);
                 Whisper.events.on('contactsync', function() {
+                  installView.close();
                   bg.openInbox();
                   window.close();
                 });
diff --git a/js/views/install_view.js b/js/views/install_view.js
index eb34a4dd5..125209656 100644
--- a/js/views/install_view.js
+++ b/js/views/install_view.js
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
             this.$('#step1').show();
             this.connect();
             this.on('disconnected', this.reconnect);
-            this.listenTo(Whisper.events, 'contactsync:begin', this.showSync);
-            this.listenTo(Whisper.events, 'contactsync', this.close);
         },
         connect: function() {
             this.clearQR();
diff --git a/js/views/network_status_view.js b/js/views/network_status_view.js
index 93e4fb851..88b93494a 100644
--- a/js/views/network_status_view.js
+++ b/js/views/network_status_view.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
             window.addEventListener('online', this.update.bind(this));
             window.addEventListener('offline', this.update.bind(this));
-            Whisper.events.on('unauthorized', this.update, this);
-            Whisper.events.on('reconnectTimer', this.onReconnectTimer, this);
 
             this.model = new Backbone.Model();
             this.listenTo(this.model, 'change', this.onChange);
diff --git a/test/_test.js b/test/_test.js
index bd093e8ab..119c07aa4 100644
--- a/test/_test.js
+++ b/test/_test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ window.assert = chai.assert;
 window.Whisper          = window.Whisper          || {};
 window.Whisper.Database = window.Whisper.Database || {};
 Whisper.Database.id = 'test';
-Whisper.events = _.clone(Backbone.Events);
 
 /*
  * global helpers for tests
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 16a130860..99daff403 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -12257,7 +12257,6 @@ window.assert = chai.assert;
 window.Whisper          = window.Whisper          || {};
 window.Whisper.Database = window.Whisper.Database || {};
 Whisper.Database.id = 'test';
-Whisper.events = _.clone(Backbone.Events);
 
 /*
  * global helpers for tests