diff --git a/src/mirall/folderman.cpp b/src/mirall/folderman.cpp
index 5dd3fc696b..e5132800a4 100644
--- a/src/mirall/folderman.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/folderman.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ FolderMan::FolderMan(QObject *parent) :
             this, SLOT(slotScheduleSync(const QString&)));
 
     MirallConfigFile cfg;
-    _socketApi = new SocketApi(this, QUrl::fromLocalFile(cfg.configPathWithAppName().append(QLatin1String("socket"))));
 
     ne_sock_init();
     Q_ASSERT(!_instance);
diff --git a/src/mirall/socketapi.cpp b/src/mirall/socketapi.cpp
index b5f9fcf503..6198bc1747 100644
--- a/src/mirall/socketapi.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/socketapi.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ SocketApi::SocketApi(QObject* parent)
     connect(_localServer, SIGNAL(newConnection()), this, SLOT(slotNewConnection()));
 
     // folder watcher
-    connect(FolderMan::instance(), SIGNAL(folderSyncStateChange(QString)), SLOT(slotSyncStateChanged(QString)));
+    connect(FolderMan::instance(), SIGNAL(folderSyncStateChange(QString)), this, SLOT(slotUpdateFolderView(QString)));
     connect(ProgressDispatcher::instance(), SIGNAL(jobCompleted(QString,SyncFileItem)),
             SLOT(slotJobCompleted(QString,SyncFileItem)));
 }