diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/OrbotMainActivity.java b/src/org/torproject/android/OrbotMainActivity.java
index a73e0db9..c5401632 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/OrbotMainActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/OrbotMainActivity.java
@@ -107,11 +107,13 @@ public class OrbotMainActivity extends Activity implements OrbotConstants, OnLon
     	/* receive the internal status broadcasts, which are separate from the public
     	 * status broadcasts to prevent other apps from sending fake/wrong status
     	 * info to this app */
-    	LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).registerReceiver(mLocalBroadcastReceiver,
-  	      new IntentFilter(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_ACTION_STATUS));
-  	  
-		LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).registerReceiver(mLocalBroadcastReceiver,
-			      new IntentFilter(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_ACTION_LOG));
+        LocalBroadcastManager lbm = LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this);
+        lbm.registerReceiver(mLocalBroadcastReceiver,
+                new IntentFilter(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_ACTION_STATUS));
+        lbm.registerReceiver(mLocalBroadcastReceiver,
+                new IntentFilter(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_ACTION_BANDWIDTH));
+        lbm.registerReceiver(mLocalBroadcastReceiver,
+                new IntentFilter(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_ACTION_LOG));
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -127,43 +129,44 @@ public class OrbotMainActivity extends Activity implements OrbotConstants, OnLon
         stopService(torService);
     }
 
-    // Our handler for received Intents. This will be called whenever an Intent
-    // with an action named "custom-event-name" is broadcasted.
+    /**
+     * The state and log info from {@link TorService} are sent to the UI here in
+     * the form of a local broadcast. Regular broadcasts can be sent by any app,
+     * so local ones are used here so other apps cannot interfere with Orbot's
+     * operation.
+     */
     private BroadcastReceiver mLocalBroadcastReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
 
-      @Override
-      public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-        // Get extra data included in the Intent
-          
-        if (intent.hasExtra(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_EXTRA_LOG))
-        {
-            String log = intent.getStringExtra(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_EXTRA_LOG);
-            updateStatus(log);
-        }
-        else if (intent.hasExtra("up"))
-        {
-            long upload = intent.getLongExtra("up",0);
-            long download = intent.getLongExtra("down",0);
-            long written = intent.getLongExtra("written",0);
-            long read = intent.getLongExtra("read",0);
-            
-            Message msg = mStatusUpdateHandler.obtainMessage(TorServiceConstants.MESSAGE_TRAFFIC_COUNT);
-            msg.getData().putLong("download", download);
-            msg.getData().putLong("upload", upload);
-            msg.getData().putLong("readTotal", read);
-            msg.getData().putLong("writeTotal", written);
-            mStatusUpdateHandler.sendMessage(msg);
-            
-        }
-        else if (intent.hasExtra(TorServiceConstants.EXTRA_STATUS))
-        {
-            torStatus = intent.getStringExtra(TorServiceConstants.EXTRA_STATUS);
-            updateStatus("");
-        }
-        
-      }
-    };
+        @Override
+        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
+            String action = intent.getAction();
+            if (action == null)
+                return;
 
+            if (action.equals(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_ACTION_LOG)) {
+                String log = intent.getStringExtra(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_EXTRA_LOG);
+                updateStatus(log);
+
+            } else if (action.equals(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_ACTION_BANDWIDTH)) {
+                long upload = intent.getLongExtra("up", 0);
+                long download = intent.getLongExtra("down", 0);
+                long written = intent.getLongExtra("written", 0);
+                long read = intent.getLongExtra("read", 0);
+
+                Message msg = mStatusUpdateHandler
+                        .obtainMessage(TorServiceConstants.MESSAGE_TRAFFIC_COUNT);
+                msg.getData().putLong("download", download);
+                msg.getData().putLong("upload", upload);
+                msg.getData().putLong("readTotal", read);
+                msg.getData().putLong("writeTotal", written);
+                mStatusUpdateHandler.sendMessage(msg);
+
+            } else if (action.equals(TorServiceConstants.LOCAL_ACTION_STATUS)) {
+                torStatus = intent.getStringExtra(TorServiceConstants.EXTRA_STATUS);
+                updateStatus("");
+            }
+        }
+    };
  
     private void doLayout ()
     {
diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
index 516b56e7..089e2c65 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorService.java
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, OrbotCon
         lastWritten = written;
         lastRead = read;
         
-        sendCallbackStatusMessage(lastWritten, lastRead, mTotalTrafficWritten, mTotalTrafficRead);
+        sendCallbackBandwidth(lastWritten, lastRead, mTotalTrafficWritten, mTotalTrafficRead);
     }
     
     private String formatCount(long count) {
@@ -1841,39 +1841,25 @@ public class TorService extends Service implements TorServiceConstants, OrbotCon
             }
             catch (Exception ioe)
             {
-                
                 logException("Unable to update Tor configuration: " + ioe.getMessage(),ioe);
-
             }
             
             return false;
-            
         }
 
-        
-        
-    
-   
-    private void sendCallbackStatusMessage (long upload, long download, long written, long read)
-    {
-         
-        
-        Intent intent = new Intent(LOCAL_ACTION_LOG);
-        // You can also include some extra data.
+    private void sendCallbackBandwidth(long upload, long download, long written, long read)    {
+        Intent intent = new Intent(LOCAL_ACTION_BANDWIDTH);
+
         intent.putExtra("up",upload);
       intent.putExtra("down",download);
       intent.putExtra("written",written);
       intent.putExtra("read",read);
-      
-        LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).sendBroadcast(intent);
 
+        LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).sendBroadcast(intent);
     }
-    
- //   private ArrayList<String> mLogBuffer = new ArrayList<String>();
-    
+
     private void sendCallbackLogMessage (String logMessage)
     {
-         
         
         Intent intent = new Intent(LOCAL_ACTION_LOG);
           // You can also include some extra data.
diff --git a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java
index 745d74f7..a79b7d78 100644
--- a/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java
+++ b/src/org/torproject/android/service/TorServiceConstants.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public interface TorServiceConstants {
     public final static String EXTRA_STATUS = "org.torproject.android.intent.extra.STATUS";
     public final static String LOCAL_ACTION_STATUS = "status";
     public final static String LOCAL_ACTION_LOG = "log";
+    public final static String LOCAL_ACTION_BANDWIDTH = "bandwidth";
     public final static String LOCAL_EXTRA_LOG = "log";
 
     public final static String STATUS_OFF = "OFF";