diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/OrbotMainActivity.java b/src/org/torproject/android/OrbotMainActivity.java
index b68c9aa7..417e8664 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/OrbotMainActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/OrbotMainActivity.java
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ public class OrbotMainActivity extends Activity implements OrbotConstants, OnLon
                                 Log.e(TAG, "autoStartFromIntent finish");
                             }
                     }
-                    else if (torStatus == TorServiceConstants.STATUS_CONNECTING)
+                    else if (torStatus == TorServiceConstants.STATUS_STARTING)
                     {
                         
                         imgStatus.setImageResource(R.drawable.torstarting);
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ public class OrbotMainActivity extends Activity implements OrbotConstants, OnLon
             
 
 		startService (TorServiceConstants.CMD_START);
-		torStatus = TorServiceConstants.STATUS_CONNECTING;
+		torStatus = TorServiceConstants.STATUS_STARTING;
 				
 		mTxtOrbotLog.setText("");
 
diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
index d56d09ab..b119a5e3 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, OrbotCon
     private void startTor () throws Exception
     {
         
-        mCurrentStatus = STATUS_CONNECTING;
+        mCurrentStatus = STATUS_STARTING;
         sendCallbackStatus(mCurrentStatus);
         
         if (fileTor == null)
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, OrbotCon
                             conn.setConf("Log", "debug file " + fileLog2.getCanonicalPath());                                
                         }*/
                         
-                        mCurrentStatus = STATUS_CONNECTING;
+                        mCurrentStatus = STATUS_STARTING;
                         sendCallbackStatus(mCurrentStatus);
                         
                          String confSocks = conn.getInfo("net/listeners/socks");
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, OrbotCon
             else if(status.equals("BUILT"))
             {
 
-                if (mCurrentStatus == STATUS_CONNECTING)
+                if (mCurrentStatus == STATUS_STARTING)
                     mCurrentStatus = STATUS_ON;
                 
                 sendCallbackStatus(mCurrentStatus);
diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java
index f466dae1..fdf5e77f 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ public interface TorServiceConstants {
 
     public final static String STATUS_OFF = "OFF";
     public final static String STATUS_ON = "ON";
-    public final static String STATUS_CONNECTING = "CONNECTING";
-    public final static String STATUS_DISCONNECTING = "DISCONNECTING";
+    public final static String STATUS_STARTING = "STARTING";
+    public final static String STATUS_STOPPING = "STOPPING";
     
     public static final int STATUS_MSG = 1;
     public static final int ENABLE_TOR_MSG = 2;