diff --git a/src/menu.py b/src/menu.py
index ed2c2e2..105e012 100644
--- a/src/menu.py
+++ b/src/menu.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class AddContact(CenteredWidget):
         self.tox_id.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(50, 40, 471, 27))
         self.tox_id.setObjectName("lineEdit")
         self.label = QtGui.QLabel(self)
-        self.label.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(70, 10, 50, 20))
+        self.label.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(30, 10, 80, 20))
         self.error_label = QtGui.QLabel(self)
         self.error_label.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(120, 10, 400, 20))
         font = QtGui.QFont()
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ class AddContact(CenteredWidget):
             # request was successful
             self.close()
         else:  # print error data
+            if len(send) > 40:
+                send = send[:40] + '...'
             self.error_label.setText(send)
 
     def retranslateUi(self):
diff --git a/src/profile.py b/src/profile.py
index b532e7e..06fa238 100644
--- a/src/profile.py
+++ b/src/profile.py
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class Profile(Contact, Singleton):
         try:
             message = message or 'Add me to your contact list'
             if '@' in tox_id:  # value like groupbot@toxme.io
-                tox_id = tox_dns()
+                tox_id = tox_dns(tox_id)
                 if tox_id is None:
                     raise Exception('TOX DNS lookup failed')
             result = self.tox.friend_add(tox_id, message.encode('utf-8'))