diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index a7300d8..36906a0 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -57,12 +57,10 @@ class TestFriend:
         ProfileHelper('', 'test')
 
     def create_friend(self, name, status_message, number, tox_id):
-        message_getter = None
-        friend = Friend(message_getter, number, name, status_message, ContactItem(), tox_id)
+        friend = Friend(None, number, name, status_message, None, tox_id)
         return friend
 
     def test_friend_creation(self):
-        app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
         self.create_singletons()
         name, status_message, number = 'Friend', 'I am friend!', 0
         tox_id = '76518406F6A9F2217E8DC487CC783C25CC16A15EB36FF32E335A235342C48A39218F515C39A6'
diff --git a/toxygen/basecontact.py b/toxygen/basecontact.py
index 82f95b6..2bd407f 100644
--- a/toxygen/basecontact.py
+++ b/toxygen/basecontact.py
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ class BaseContact:
         """
         self._name, self._status_message = name, status_message
         self._status, self._widget = None, widget
-        self._widget.name.setText(name)
-        self._widget.status_message.setText(status_message)
         self._tox_id = tox_id
-        self.load_avatar()
+        if self._widget is not None:
+            self._widget.name.setText(name)
+            self._widget.status_message.setText(status_message)
+            self.load_avatar()
 
     # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # name - current name or alias of user
diff --git a/toxygen/friend.py b/toxygen/friend.py
index a237ef3..5991b36 100644
--- a/toxygen/friend.py
+++ b/toxygen/friend.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Friend(contact.Contact):
         """
         try:
             tr = list(filter(lambda x: x.get_type() == MESSAGE_TYPE['FILE_TRANSFER'] and x.is_active(file_number),
-                        self._corr))[0]
+                             self._corr))[0]
             tr.set_status(status)
             i = self._corr.index(tr)
             if inline:  # inline was loaded