diff --git a/shell/ConsoleWindow.py b/shell/ConsoleWindow.py
index 5efd880c..3c98bfe9 100644
--- a/shell/ConsoleWindow.py
+++ b/shell/ConsoleWindow.py
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ class ConsoleDbusService(dbus.service.Object):
 	@dbus.service.method('org.laptop.Sugar.Console',
 						 in_signature="saias", out_signature="")
 	def log(self, module_id, levels, messages):
-		i = 0
-		while i < len(levels):
-			self._console.log(levels[i], module_id, messages[i])
-			i += 1
+		self._console.log(module_id, levels, messages)
 
 class ConsoleWindow(gtk.Window):
 	def __init__(self):
@@ -122,6 +119,9 @@ class ConsoleWindow(gtk.Window):
 		page = self._nb.page_num(self._consoles[page_id])
 		self._nb.set_current_page(page)
 
-	def log(self, level, page_id, message):
+	def log(self, page_id, levels, messages):
 		console = self._get_console(page_id)
-		console.log(level, message)
+		i = 0
+		while i < len(levels):
+			console.log(levels[i], messages[i])
+			i += 1
diff --git a/shell/PresenceService/PresenceService.py b/shell/PresenceService/PresenceService.py
index 3f655b9f..72e9460a 100644
--- a/shell/PresenceService/PresenceService.py
+++ b/shell/PresenceService/PresenceService.py
@@ -265,7 +265,13 @@ class PresenceService(object):
 		self._bus_name = dbus.service.BusName(_PRESENCE_SERVICE, bus=self._session_bus)		
 		self._dbus_helper = PresenceServiceDBusHelper(self, self._bus_name)
 
+		self._started = False
+
 	def start(self):
+		if self._started:
+			return
+		self._started = True
+
 		# Connect to Avahi for mDNS stuff
 		self._system_bus = dbus.SystemBus()
 		self._mdns_service = dbus.Interface(self._system_bus.get_object(avahi.DBUS_NAME,
@@ -661,8 +667,6 @@ class PresenceService(object):
 		if not group:
 			raise ValueError("Service was not a local service provided by this laptop!")
 		group.Free()
-		key = (service.get_full_name(), service.get_type())
-		del self._services[key]
 
 	def register_service_type(self, stype):
 		"""Requests that the Presence service look for and recognize
diff --git a/sugar/logger.py b/sugar/logger.py
index 9328058a..e5bc37cf 100644
--- a/sugar/logger.py
+++ b/sugar/logger.py
@@ -20,19 +20,21 @@ class MessageQueue:
 		self._console_id = console_id
 		self._levels = []
 		self._messages = []
-
+		self._bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+		
 		if self._console == None:
-			bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-			con = bus._connection
+			con = self._bus._connection
 			if dbus.dbus_bindings.bus_name_has_owner(con, CONSOLE_BUS_NAME):
 				self.setup_console()
-			bus.add_signal_receiver(self.__name_owner_changed,
+			else:
+				self._bus.add_signal_receiver(
+									self.__name_owner_changed,
 									dbus_interface = "org.freedesktop.DBus",
 									signal_name = "NameOwnerChanged")
 
 	def setup_console(self):
-		bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-		proxy_obj = bus.get_object(CONSOLE_BUS_NAME, CONSOLE_OBJECT_PATH)
+		proxy_obj = self._bus.get_object(CONSOLE_BUS_NAME,
+										 CONSOLE_OBJECT_PATH)
 		self._console = dbus.Interface(proxy_obj, CONSOLE_IFACE)
 		self._queue_log()
 
@@ -51,8 +53,12 @@ class MessageQueue:
 		if self._console == None or len(self._messages) == 0:
 			return False
 
-		self._console.log(self._console_id, self._levels,
-						  self._messages, timeout = 1000)
+		if isinstance(self._console, dbus.Interface):
+			self._console.log(self._console_id, self._levels,
+							  self._messages, timeout = 1000)
+		else:
+			self._console.log(self._console_id, self._levels,
+							  self._messages)
 		
 		self._levels = []
 		self._messages = []