diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qeconfig.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qeconfig.py
index 14e9f9ba2..ebf736e1e 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qeconfig.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qeconfig.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 from electrum.logging import get_logger
+from electrum.util import DECIMAL_POINT_DEFAULT
 
 class QEConfig(QObject):
     def __init__(self, config, parent=None):
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class QEConfig(QObject):
 
     # TODO delegate all this to config.py/util.py
     def decimal_point(self):
-        return self.config.get('decimal_point')
+        return self.config.get('decimal_point', DECIMAL_POINT_DEFAULT)
 
     def max_precision(self):
         return self.decimal_point() + 0 #self.extra_precision
@@ -89,13 +90,14 @@ class QEConfig(QObject):
         try:
             x = Decimal(unitAmount)
         except:
-            return None
+            return 0
         # scale it to max allowed precision, make it an int
         max_prec_amount = int(pow(10, self.max_precision()) * x)
         # if the max precision is simply what unit conversion allows, just return
         if self.max_precision() == self.decimal_point():
             return max_prec_amount
+        self._logger.debug('fallthrough')
         # otherwise, scale it back to the expected unit
         #amount = Decimal(max_prec_amount) / Decimal(pow(10, self.max_precision()-self.decimal_point()))
         #return int(amount) #Decimal(amount) if not self.is_int else int(amount)
-
+        return 0
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
index aa64e13aa..0f9ea33bc 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class QENetwork(QObject):
     defaultServerChanged = pyqtSignal()
     proxySet = pyqtSignal()
     proxyChanged = pyqtSignal()
-    statusUpdated = pyqtSignal()
+    statusChanged = pyqtSignal()
     feeHistogramUpdated = pyqtSignal()
 
     dataChanged = pyqtSignal() # dummy to silence warnings
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ class QENetwork(QObject):
         self.proxySet.emit()
 
     def on_status(self, event, *args):
-        self._logger.info('status updated')
+        self._logger.debug('status updated: %s' % self.network.connection_status)
         self._status = self.network.connection_status
-        self.statusUpdated.emit()
+        self.statusChanged.emit()
 
     def on_fee_histogram(self, event, *args):
-        self._logger.warning('fee histogram updated')
+        self._logger.debug('fee histogram updated')
         self.feeHistogramUpdated.emit()
 
     @pyqtProperty(int,notify=networkUpdated)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class QENetwork(QObject):
         net_params = net_params._replace(server=server)
         self.network.run_from_another_thread(self.network.set_parameters(net_params))
 
-    @pyqtProperty('QString',notify=statusUpdated)
+    @pyqtProperty('QString',notify=statusChanged)
     def status(self):
         return self._status
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qetransactionlistmodel.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qetransactionlistmodel.py
index e95bd588e..88a44627d 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qetransactionlistmodel.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qetransactionlistmodel.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ class QETransactionListModel(QAbstractListModel):
     _logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
     # define listmodel rolemap
-    _ROLE_NAMES=('txid','fee_sat','height','confirmations','timestamp','monotonic_timestamp','incoming','bc_value',
-        'bc_balance','date','label','txpos_in_block','fee','inputs','outputs')
+    _ROLE_NAMES=('txid','fee_sat','height','confirmations','timestamp','monotonic_timestamp',
+                 'incoming','bc_value','bc_balance','date','label','txpos_in_block','fee',
+                 'inputs','outputs')
     _ROLE_KEYS = range(Qt.UserRole + 1, Qt.UserRole + 1 + len(_ROLE_NAMES))
     _ROLE_MAP  = dict(zip(_ROLE_KEYS, [bytearray(x.encode()) for x in _ROLE_NAMES]))
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py
index eed5cef49..7e0a6b40e 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ class QEWallet(QObject):
                 key = self.create_bitcoin_request(amount, message, expiry, ignore_gap)
                 if not key:
                     return
-                #self.address_list.update()
                 self._addressModel.init_model()
         except InvoiceError as e:
             self.requestCreateError.emit('fatal',_('Error creating payment request') + ':\n' + str(e))