diff --git a/toxygen/file_transfers/file_transfers.py b/toxygen/file_transfers/file_transfers.py
index aa1be58..e5c2bb4 100644
--- a/toxygen/file_transfers/file_transfers.py
+++ b/toxygen/file_transfers/file_transfers.py
@@ -136,11 +136,13 @@ class SendTransfer(FileTransfer):
 
     def __init__(self, path, tox, friend_number, kind=TOX_FILE_KIND['DATA'], file_id=None):
         if path is not None:
-            self._file = open(path, 'rb')
+            fl = open(path, 'rb')
             size = getsize(path)
         else:
+            fl = None
             size = 0
         super().__init__(path, tox, friend_number, size)
+        self._file = fl
         self.state = FILE_TRANSFER_STATE['OUTGOING_NOT_STARTED']
         self._file_number = tox.file_send(friend_number, kind, size, file_id,
                                           bytes(basename(path), 'utf-8') if path else b'')
diff --git a/toxygen/middleware/callbacks.py b/toxygen/middleware/callbacks.py
index 860070f..9f4cdd8 100644
--- a/toxygen/middleware/callbacks.py
+++ b/toxygen/middleware/callbacks.py
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@ def self_connection_status(tox, profile):
     """
     def wrapped(tox_link, connection, user_data):
         print('Connection status: ', str(connection))
-        if profile.status is None:
-            status = tox.self_get_status()
-            invoke_in_main_thread(profile.set_status, status)
-        elif connection == TOX_CONNECTION['NONE']:
-            invoke_in_main_thread(profile.set_status, None)
+        status = None if connection == TOX_CONNECTION['NONE'] else tox.self_get_status()
+        invoke_in_main_thread(profile.set_status, None)
 
     return wrapped
 
diff --git a/toxygen/ui/items_factories.py b/toxygen/ui/items_factories.py
index a9b1c1a..46e9df8 100644
--- a/toxygen/ui/items_factories.py
+++ b/toxygen/ui/items_factories.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MessagesItemsFactory:
         return item
 
     def create_file_transfer_item(self, tm, append=True):
-        item = tm.get_widget(self._file_transfers_handler, self._settings, self._messages.width())
+        item = tm.get_widget(self._file_transfers_handler, self._settings, self._messages.width(), self._messages)
         elem = QtWidgets.QListWidgetItem()
         elem.setSizeHint(QtCore.QSize(self._messages.width() - 30, 34))
         if append: