diff --git a/sbapp/main.py b/sbapp/main.py
index 82c7d11..9348760 100644
--- a/sbapp/main.py
+++ b/sbapp/main.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class SidebandApp(MDApp):
         self.root.ids.screen_manager.app = self
         self.root.ids.app_version_info.text = "Sideband v"+__version__+" "+__variant__
 
-        Clock.schedule_once(self.start_core, 3)
+        Clock.schedule_once(self.start_core, 3.5)
     
     # Part of the focus hack fix
     def android_focus_fix(self, sender, val):
diff --git a/sbapp/sideband/core.py b/sbapp/sideband/core.py
index ffafc86..2406266 100644
--- a/sbapp/sideband/core.py
+++ b/sbapp/sideband/core.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class SidebandCore():
 
         RNS.Transport.register_announce_handler(self)
         RNS.Transport.register_announce_handler(self.propagation_detector)
-        
+
 
     def __init_config(self):
         RNS.log("Creating new Sideband configuration...")
diff --git a/sbapp/ui/announces.py b/sbapp/ui/announces.py
index 6a3de23..4e59cb0 100644
--- a/sbapp/ui/announces.py
+++ b/sbapp/ui/announces.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Announces():
     def update(self):
         self.clear_list()
         self.announces = self.app.sideband.list_announces()
+
         self.update_widget()
 
         self.app.flag_new_announces = False
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ class Announces():
                     disp_name = "Unknown Announce"
                     iconl = IconLeftWidget(icon="progress-question")
 
-
                 item = OneLineAvatarIconListItem(text=time_string+": "+disp_name, on_release=gen_info(time_string, context_dest, a_data, dest_type))
                 item.add_widget(iconl)
                 item.sb_uid = context_dest