diff --git a/res/menu/main.xml b/res/menu/main.xml
index 4d2ac1ae..831897b4 100644
--- a/res/menu/main.xml
+++ b/res/menu/main.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
          
          />
  
+  <item android:id="@+id/menu_vpn"
+      android:title="@string/menu_vpn"
+      yourapp:showAsAction="never"/>
+  
+  
   <item android:id="@+id/menu_exit"
         android:title="@string/menu_exit"
          android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_exit"
@@ -73,9 +78,6 @@
          
          />
   
-  <item android:id="@+id/menu_vpn"
-      android:title="start VPN"
-      yourapp:showAsAction="never"/>
    <!-- 
   <item android:id="@+id/menu_diag"
         android:title="Test Mode"
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 7c3907b5..6f93a83e 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -301,4 +301,5 @@
   <string name="you_do_not_have_root_access_enabled">You do not have ROOT access enabled</string>
   <string name="you_may_need_to_stop_and_start_orbot_for_settings_change_to_be_enabled_">You may need to stop and start Orbot for settings change to be enabled.</string>
   
+  <string name="menu_vpn">Start VPN</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/vpn/OrbotVpnService.java b/src/org/torproject/android/vpn/OrbotVpnService.java
index 1d06723a..525a50f2 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/vpn/OrbotVpnService.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/vpn/OrbotVpnService.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class OrbotVpnService extends VpnService implements Handler.Callback {
 		        	mProxyServer.setVpnService(OrbotVpnService.this);
 		        	mProxyServer.start(mSocksProxyPort, 5, InetAddress.getLocalHost());
 				} catch (Exception e) {
-					e.printStackTrace();
+					Log.d(TAG,"proxy server error: " + e.getLocalizedMessage(),e);
 				}
 	    	}
 	    };
@@ -133,22 +133,14 @@ public class OrbotVpnService extends VpnService implements Handler.Callback {
 	        builder.setSession("OrbotVPN");	        	
 	        builder.addRoute("0.0.0.0",0);	        
 	        builder.addRoute("10.0.0.0",8);
-	        //builder.addDnsServer("10.0.0.2");
-	        builder.addDnsServer("127.0.0.1");
-	        // Close the old interface since the parameters have been changed.
-	        try {
-	            mInterface.close();
-	        } catch (Exception e) {  
-	            // ignore
-	        }
+	        builder.addDnsServer("8.8.8.8");
 	        
-	
 	        // Create a new interface using the builder and save the parameters.
 	        mInterface = builder.setSession(mSessionName)
 	                .setConfigureIntent(mConfigureIntent)
 	                .establish();
 	        	    
-	        Tun2Socks.Start(mInterface, 3000, "10.0.0.2", "255.255.255.0", "localhost:" + TorServiceConstants.PORT_SOCKS_DEFAULT, null, true);
+	        Tun2Socks.Start(mInterface, 3000, "10.0.0.2", "255.255.255.0", "localhost:" + TorServiceConstants.PORT_SOCKS_DEFAULT, "50.116.51.157:7300", true);
     	}
     }