diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/PresenceStatusSelectorBox.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/PresenceStatusSelectorBox.java
index 17649fbfb..7b13f3dd2 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/PresenceStatusSelectorBox.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/PresenceStatusSelectorBox.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public void updateStatus(Object presenceStatus)
         if(protocolProvider.isRegistered()
                 && !presence.getPresenceStatus().equals(status))
         {
-            new PublishPresenceStatusThread(status);
+            new PublishPresenceStatusThread(status).start();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/OperationSetPersistentPresenceIcqImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/OperationSetPersistentPresenceIcqImpl.java
index 601cdb999..e413448a5 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/OperationSetPersistentPresenceIcqImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/OperationSetPersistentPresenceIcqImpl.java
@@ -1494,9 +1494,9 @@ public void handleYourInfo(MainBosService service,
                 //that we're very much online so make sure we change accordingly
                 if (currentIcqStatus == -1 )
                     currentIcqStatus = ICQ_ONLINE_MASK;
-                
+
                 //only notify of an event change if there was really one.
-                if( oldStatus != userInfo.getIcqStatus() )
+                if( oldStatus !=  currentIcqStatus)
                     fireProviderPresenceStatusChangeEvent(oldStatus,
                                                         currentIcqStatus);
             }