diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index d123faea8..91141eeed 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -130,13 +130,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         # network interface
         network = Network(config)
         network.start()
-        #interface.send([('server.peers.subscribe',[])])
 
         gui = gui.ElectrumGui(config, network)
         gui.main(url)
         
         network.stop()
-
         # we use daemon threads, their termination is enforced.
         # this sleep command gives them time to terminate cleanly. 
         time.sleep(0.1)
@@ -319,15 +317,13 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     # open session
     if cmd not in offline_commands and not options.offline:
-        interface = Interface(config)
-        interface.register_callback('connected', lambda: sys.stderr.write("Connected to " + interface.connection_msg + "\n"))
-
-        if not interface.start(wait=True):
+        network = Network(config)
+        network.register_callback('connected', lambda: sys.stderr.write("Connected to " + network.interface.connection_msg + "\n"))
+        if not network.start(wait=True):
             print_msg("Not connected, aborting.")
             sys.exit(1)
-        blockchain = BlockchainVerifier(interface, config)
-        blockchain.start()
-        wallet.start_threads(interface, blockchain)
+
+        wallet.start_threads(network)
         wallet.update()
 
 
@@ -388,7 +384,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     if cmd not in offline_commands and not options.offline:
         wallet.stop_threads()
-        interface.stop()
-        blockchain.stop()
+        network.stop()
         time.sleep(0.1)
         sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/gui/gui_classic.py b/gui/gui_classic.py
index cec3f1481..53ce98f97 100644
--- a/gui/gui_classic.py
+++ b/gui/gui_classic.py
@@ -227,10 +227,11 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.showNormal()
 
 
-    def __init__(self, config):
+    def __init__(self, config, network):
         QMainWindow.__init__(self)
 
         self.config = config
+        self.network = network
         self.init_plugins()
 
         self._close_electrum = False
@@ -303,11 +304,11 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
         import electrum
         self.wallet = wallet
 
-        self.wallet.interface.register_callback('updated', lambda: self.need_update.set())
-        self.wallet.interface.register_callback('banner', lambda: self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('banner_signal')))
-        self.wallet.interface.register_callback('disconnected', lambda: self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('update_status')))
-        self.wallet.interface.register_callback('disconnecting', lambda: self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('update_status')))
-        self.wallet.interface.register_callback('new_transaction', lambda: self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('transaction_signal')))
+        self.network.register_callback('updated', lambda: self.need_update.set())
+        self.network.register_callback('banner', lambda: self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('banner_signal')))
+        self.network.register_callback('disconnected', lambda: self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('update_status')))
+        self.network.register_callback('disconnecting', lambda: self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('update_status')))
+        self.network.register_callback('new_transaction', lambda: self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('transaction_signal')))
         title = 'Electrum ' + self.wallet.electrum_version + '  -  ' + self.wallet.storage.path
         if not self.wallet.seed: title += ' [%s]' % (_('seedless'))
         self.setWindowTitle( title )
@@ -2283,7 +2284,7 @@ class ElectrumGui:
 
         s = Timer()
         s.start()
-        w = ElectrumWindow(self.config)
+        w = ElectrumWindow(self.config, self.network)
         w.load_wallet(wallet)
 
         self.windows.append(w)
diff --git a/lib/blockchain.py b/lib/blockchain.py
index 6f495ac40..e16d91659 100644
--- a/lib/blockchain.py
+++ b/lib/blockchain.py
@@ -56,17 +56,19 @@ class Blockchain(threading.Thread):
         while self.is_running():
 
             try:
-                i, result = self.queue.get()
+                result = self.queue.get()
             except Queue.Empty:
                 continue
 
+            if not result: continue
+
+            i, result = result
             header= result.get('result')
-            #print_error( i.server, header )
             height = header.get('block_height')
 
             if height > self.local_height + 50:
                 self.get_chunks(i, header, height)
-                i.trigger_callback('updated')
+                i.network.trigger_callback('updated')
 
             if height > self.local_height:
                 # get missing parts from interface (until it connects to my chain)
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ class Blockchain(threading.Thread):
                     print_error("error", i.server)
                     # todo: dismiss that server
 
-                i.trigger_callback('updated')
+                i.network.trigger_callback('updated')
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib/interface.py b/lib/interface.py
index faf165ccf..770a65458 100644
--- a/lib/interface.py
+++ b/lib/interface.py
@@ -67,19 +67,6 @@ def pick_random_server():
 class Interface(threading.Thread):
 
 
-    def register_callback(self, event, callback):
-        with self.lock:
-            if not self.callbacks.get(event):
-                self.callbacks[event] = []
-            self.callbacks[event].append(callback)
-
-
-    def trigger_callback(self, event):
-        with self.lock:
-            callbacks = self.callbacks.get(event,[])[:]
-        if callbacks:
-            [callback() for callback in callbacks]
-
 
     def init_server(self, host, port, proxy=None, use_ssl=True):
         self.host = host
@@ -156,11 +143,11 @@ class Interface(threading.Thread):
 
             elif method == 'server.banner':
                 self.banner = result
-                self.trigger_callback('banner')
+                self.network.trigger_callback('banner')
 
             elif method == 'server.peers.subscribe':
                 self.servers = self.parse_servers(result)
-                self.trigger_callback('peers')
+                self.network.trigger_callback('peers')
 
         else:
             # notification: find the channel(s)
@@ -196,8 +183,9 @@ class Interface(threading.Thread):
 
 
     def get_response(self, channel='default', block=True, timeout=10000000000):
-        i, r = self.responses[channel].get(block, timeout)
-        return r
+        ir = self.responses[channel].get(block, timeout)
+        if ir:
+            return ir[1]
 
     def register_channel(self, channel, queue=None):
         if queue is None:
@@ -441,7 +429,6 @@ class Interface(threading.Thread):
         self.responses = {}
         self.responses['default'] = Queue.Queue()
 
-        self.callbacks = {}
         self.lock = threading.Lock()
 
         self.servers = {} # actual list from IRC
diff --git a/lib/network.py b/lib/network.py
index 9f293176c..657d6f8ac 100644
--- a/lib/network.py
+++ b/lib/network.py
@@ -17,8 +17,22 @@ class Network(threading.Thread):
         self.queue = Queue.Queue()
         self.default_server = self.config.get('server')
         self.servers_list = interface.filter_protocol(interface.DEFAULT_SERVERS,'s')
+        self.callbacks = {}
 
 
+    def register_callback(self, event, callback):
+        with self.lock:
+            if not self.callbacks.get(event):
+                self.callbacks[event] = []
+            self.callbacks[event].append(callback)
+
+
+    def trigger_callback(self, event):
+        with self.lock:
+            callbacks = self.callbacks.get(event,[])[:]
+        if callbacks:
+            [callback() for callback in callbacks]
+
 
     def start_interfaces(self):
 
@@ -26,22 +40,29 @@ class Network(threading.Thread):
             self.interfaces[server] = interface.Interface({'server':server})
 
         for i in self.interfaces.values():
+            i.network = self # fixme
             i.start(self.queue)
 
         if self.default_server:
             self.interface = interface.Interface({'server':self.default_server})
+            self.interface.network = self # fixme
             self.interface.start(self.queue)
         else:
             self.interface = self.interfaces[0]
 
 
+    def start(self, wait=False):
 
+        self.start_interfaces()
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+        if wait:
+            self.interface.connect_event.wait()
+            return self.interface.is_connected
 
 
 
     def run(self):
         self.blockchain.start()
-        self.start_interfaces()
 
         with self.lock:
             self.running = True
diff --git a/lib/verifier.py b/lib/verifier.py
index 4cacfc20b..097dd9844 100644
--- a/lib/verifier.py
+++ b/lib/verifier.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class TxVerifier(threading.Thread):
 
     def stop(self):
         with self.lock: self.running = False
-        self.interface.poke('verifier')
+        #self.interface.poke('verifier')
 
     def is_running(self):
         with self.lock: return self.running
diff --git a/lib/wallet.py b/lib/wallet.py
index adacd3adc..7a98afc0b 100644
--- a/lib/wallet.py
+++ b/lib/wallet.py
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ class WalletSynchronizer(threading.Thread):
                     self.was_updated = True
 
             if self.was_updated:
-                self.interface.trigger_callback('updated')
+                self.interface.network.trigger_callback('updated')
                 self.was_updated = False
 
             # 2. get a response
@@ -1523,8 +1523,7 @@ class WalletSynchronizer(threading.Thread):
                 print_error("Error: Unknown message:" + method + ", " + repr(params) + ", " + repr(result) )
 
             if self.was_updated and not requested_tx:
-                self.interface.trigger_callback('updated')
-                self.interface.trigger_callback("new_transaction") # Updated gets called too many times from other places as well; if we use that signal we get the notification three times
-                
+                self.interface.network.trigger_callback('updated')
+                self.interface.network.trigger_callback("new_transaction") # Updated gets called too many times from other places as well; if we use that signal we get the notification three times
 
                 self.was_updated = False