diff --git a/toxygen/profile.py b/toxygen/profile.py
index 6c391c0..321fc5e 100644
--- a/toxygen/profile.py
+++ b/toxygen/profile.py
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class Profile(contact.Contact, Singleton):
         self.update_filtration()
 
     def reconnect(self):
-        if self.status is None:
+        if self.status is None or all(list(map(lambda x: x.status is None, self._friends))):
             self.reset(self._screen.reset)
             QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(30000, self.reconnect)
 
diff --git a/toxygen/widgets.py b/toxygen/widgets.py
index 1e5cfe8..2abc7b7 100644
--- a/toxygen/widgets.py
+++ b/toxygen/widgets.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class DataLabel(QtGui.QLabel):
     Label with elided text
     """
     def setText(self, text):
-        text = ''.join(c if c <= '\u10FFFF' else '\u25AF' for c in text)
+        text = ''.join(c if c <= '\U0010FFFF' else '\u25AF' for c in text)
         metrics = QtGui.QFontMetrics(self.font())
         text = metrics.elidedText(text, QtCore.Qt.ElideRight, self.width())
         super().setText(text)