diff --git a/lib/gui_lite.py b/lib/gui_lite.py
index 22106ffb4..67ccdc8ed 100644
--- a/lib/gui_lite.py
+++ b/lib/gui_lite.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class MiniWindow(QDialog):
 
     def update_history(self, tx_history):
         for tx in tx_history[-10:]:
-            address = tx["dest_address"]
+            address = tx["default_label"]
             amount = D(tx["value"]) / 10**8
             self.history_list.append(address, amount)
 
diff --git a/lib/gui_qt.py b/lib/gui_qt.py
index 4b6214d2c..d8f26fc5d 100644
--- a/lib/gui_qt.py
+++ b/lib/gui_qt.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
         l.setColumnWidth(2, 350) 
         l.setColumnWidth(3, 140) 
         l.setColumnWidth(4, 140) 
-        l.setHeaderLabels( [ '', _( 'Date' ), _( 'Description' ) , _('Amount'), _('Balance')] )
+        l.setHeaderLabels( [ '', _( 'Date' ), _( 'To / From' ) , _('Amount'), _('Balance')] )
         self.connect(l, SIGNAL('itemDoubleClicked(QTreeWidgetItem*, int)'), self.tx_label_clicked)
         self.connect(l, SIGNAL('itemChanged(QTreeWidgetItem*, int)'), self.tx_label_changed)
         l.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.CustomContextMenu)
diff --git a/lib/wallet.py b/lib/wallet.py
index 9c51df162..fcc846e8c 100644
--- a/lib/wallet.py
+++ b/lib/wallet.py
@@ -892,12 +892,10 @@ class Wallet:
             if tx['value']<0:
                 for o_addr in tx['outputs']:
                     if not self.is_mine(o_addr):
-                        dest_label = self.labels.get(o_addr)
-                        if dest_label:
-                            default_label = 'to: ' + dest_label
-                        else:
-                            default_label = 'to: ' + o_addr
-                        dest_address = o_addr
+                        try:
+                            default_label = self.labels[o_addr]
+                        except KeyError:
+                            default_label = o_addr
             else:
                 for o_addr in tx['outputs']:
                     if self.is_mine(o_addr) and not self.is_change(o_addr):
@@ -911,14 +909,12 @@ class Wallet:
 
                 if o_addr:
                     dest_label = self.labels.get(o_addr)
-                    if dest_label:
-                        default_label = 'at: ' + dest_label
-                    else:
-                        default_label = 'at: ' + o_addr
-                    dest_address = o_addr
+                    try:
+                        default_label = self.labels[o_addr]
+                    except KeyError:
+                        default_label = o_addr
 
             tx['default_label'] = default_label
-            tx['dest_address'] = dest_address
 
     def mktx(self, to_address, amount, label, password, fee=None, change_addr=None, from_addr= None):
         if not self.is_valid(to_address):