diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/Orbot.java b/src/org/torproject/android/Orbot.java
index 9b1d6d8c..15a3a1cb 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/Orbot.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/Orbot.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import org.torproject.android.service.ITorService;
 import org.torproject.android.service.ITorServiceCallback;
 import org.torproject.android.service.TorService;
 import org.torproject.android.service.TorServiceConstants;
-import org.torproject.android.settings.ProcessSettingsAsyncTask;
 import org.torproject.android.settings.SettingsPreferences;
 import org.torproject.android.wizard.ChooseLocaleWizardActivity;
 import org.torproject.android.wizard.TipsAndTricks;
@@ -83,27 +82,9 @@ public class Orbot extends SherlockActivity implements TorConstants, OnLongClick
     /** Called when the activity is first created. */
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        
-        //this is not the best thing to do, but we sometimes have to do strange things with Orbot
-        /*
-        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 9) {
-        	StrictMode.ThreadPolicy policy = 
-        	        new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder().permitAll().build();
-        	StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(policy);
-        	StrictMode.VmPolicy vmpolicy = 
-        	        new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder().penaltyLog().build();
-        	StrictMode.setVmPolicy(vmpolicy);
-        	}
-        */
-        //Kill tor if the button stop tor (in the notification) was clicked!
-        //Same code needs to be executed in onResume
-        
+      
         mPrefs = getPrefs();
         mPrefs.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this);
-        
-      //if Tor binary is not running, then start the service up
-      //might want to look at whether we need to call this every time
-      //or whether binding to the service is enough
            	
         setLocale();
         
@@ -671,8 +652,14 @@ public class Orbot extends SherlockActivity implements TorConstants, OnLongClick
         
         if (requestCode == 1 && mService != null)
         {
-                new ProcessSettingsAsyncTask().execute(mService);      
-                setLocale();
+                try {
+					mService.processSettings();
+					setLocale();
+	                
+				} catch (RemoteException e) {
+					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+					e.printStackTrace();
+				}
         }
        
     }
diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
index af4198e7..0d4982eb 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, TorConst
 	private static int notificationCounter = 0;
 	
 	private NotificationManager mNotificationManager = null;
-	
-			
+	private Builder mNotifyBuilder;
+		
     public void logMessage(String msg)
     {
     	if (ENABLE_DEBUG_LOG)
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, TorConst
 		
 	}
    
-	
-	@SuppressLint("NewApi")
  	private void showToolbarNotification (String notifyMsg, int notifyId, int icon, int flags)
  	{
  				    
@@ -1004,9 +1002,7 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, TorConst
 			}
 		}
 		
-		Builder mNotifyBuilder;
- 		
-	@SuppressLint("NewApi")
+		
 	private void startNotification (String message, boolean persistent)
 	{
 		//Reusable code.
@@ -1284,16 +1280,23 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, TorConst
         public void processSettings ()
         {
         	
+        	Thread thread = new Thread()
+        	{
         	
-        	try {
-        	 	
-        		processSettingsImpl ();
-
-		    	
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				logException ("error applying mPrefs",e);
-			}
+        		public void run ()
+        		{
+		        	try {
+		        	 	
+		        		processSettingsImpl ();
+		
+				    	
+					} catch (Exception e) {
+						logException ("error applying mPrefs",e);
+					}
+        		}
+        	};
         	
+        	thread.start();
         }
  
 
diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/settings/ProcessSettingsAsyncTask.java b/src/org/torproject/android/settings/ProcessSettingsAsyncTask.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e14709d..00000000
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/settings/ProcessSettingsAsyncTask.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package org.torproject.android.settings;
-
-import org.torproject.android.service.ITorService;
-
-import android.os.AsyncTask;
-import android.os.RemoteException;
-
-public class ProcessSettingsAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<ITorService, Integer, Long>
-{
-	
-
-	@Override
-	protected Long doInBackground(ITorService... torService) {
-
-		try {
-			torService[0].processSettings();
-		} catch (RemoteException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-		
-		return 100L;
-	}
-	
-	 protected void onProgressUpdate(Integer... progress) {
-         
-     }
-
-     protected void onPostExecute(Long result) {
-       
-     }
-
-}