diff --git a/openlp/plugins/remotes/lib/httpserver.py b/openlp/plugins/remotes/lib/httpserver.py
index 22d0349f8..cc2d02ff3 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/remotes/lib/httpserver.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/remotes/lib/httpserver.py
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ import os
 import logging
 import time
 
-from PyQt4 import QtCore
+from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
 
-from openlp.core.common import AppLocation, Settings
+from openlp.core.common import AppLocation, Settings, RegistryProperties
+from openlp.core.lib import build_icon
 
 from openlp.plugins.remotes.lib import HttpRouter
 
@@ -95,12 +96,13 @@ class HttpThread(QtCore.QThread):
         self.http_server.start_server()
 
 
-class OpenLPServer():
+class OpenLPServer(RegistryProperties):
     def __init__(self):
         """
         Initialise the http server, and start the server of the correct type http / https
         """
-        log.debug('Initialise httpserver')
+        super(OpenLPServer, self).__init__()
+        log.debug('Initialise OpenLP')
         self.settings_section = 'remotes'
         self.http_thread = HttpThread(self)
         self.http_thread.start()
@@ -112,25 +114,47 @@ class OpenLPServer():
         address = Settings().value(self.settings_section + '/ip address')
         if Settings().value(self.settings_section + '/https enabled'):
             port = Settings().value(self.settings_section + '/https port')
-            self.httpd = HTTPSServer((address, port), CustomHandler)
-            log.debug('Started ssl httpd...')
+            self.start_server_instance(address, port, HTTPSServer)
         else:
             port = Settings().value(self.settings_section + '/port')
-            loop = 1
-            while loop < 3:
-                try:
-                    self.httpd = ThreadingHTTPServer((address, port), CustomHandler)
-                except OSError:
-                    loop += 1
-                    time.sleep(0.1)
-                except:
-                    log.error('Failed to start server ')
-            log.debug('Started non ssl httpd...')
+            self.start_server_instance(address, port, ThreadingHTTPServer)
         if hasattr(self, 'httpd') and self.httpd:
             self.httpd.serve_forever()
+            icon = QtGui.QImage(':/remote/network_server.png')
+            icon = icon.scaled(80, 80, QtCore.Qt.KeepAspectRatio, QtCore.Qt.SmoothTransformation)
+            overlay = QtGui.QImage(':/remote/network_ssl.png')
+            overlay = overlay.scaled(40, 40, QtCore.Qt.KeepAspectRatio, QtCore.Qt.SmoothTransformation)
+            painter = QtGui.QPainter(icon)
+            painter.drawImage(0, 0, overlay)
+            painter.end()
+            print("Hi")
+            self.default_theme_label.setText("hello")
+            self.default_theme_label.setIcon(build_icon(icon))
+            self.default_theme_label.show()
         else:
             log.debug('Failed to start server')
 
+    def start_server_instance(self, address, port, server_class):
+        """
+        Start the server
+
+        :param address: The server address
+        :param port: The run port
+        :param server_class: the class to start
+        """
+        loop = 1
+        while loop < 4:
+            try:
+                self.httpd = server_class((address, port), CustomHandler)
+                log.debug("Server started for class %s %s %d" % (server_class, address, port))
+            except OSError:
+                log.debug("failed to start http server thread state %d %s" %
+                          (loop, self.http_thread.isRunning() is True))
+                loop += 1
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+            except:
+                log.error('Failed to start server ')
+
     def stop_server(self):
         """
         Stop the server
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/remotes/remoteplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/remotes/remoteplugin.py
index 393f08dd9..0e3825bdd 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/remotes/remoteplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/remotes/remoteplugin.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 import logging
 import time
 
+from PyQt4 import QtGui
+
 from openlp.core.lib import Plugin, StringContent, translate, build_icon
 from openlp.plugins.remotes.lib import RemoteTab, OpenLPServer
 
@@ -67,6 +69,13 @@ class RemotesPlugin(Plugin):
         log.debug('initialise')
         super(RemotesPlugin, self).initialise()
         self.server = OpenLPServer()
+        self.default_theme_label = QtGui.QToolButton(self.main_window.status_bar)
+        self.default_theme_label.setCheckable(False)
+        self.default_theme_label.setAutoRaise(True)
+        self.default_theme_label.setObjectName('default_theme_label')
+        self.main_window.status_bar.insertPermanentWidget(2, self.default_theme_label)
+        self.default_theme_label.hide()
+        self.server.default_theme_label = self.default_theme_label
 
     def finalise(self):
         """
@@ -108,5 +117,5 @@ class RemotesPlugin(Plugin):
         """
         log.debug('remote config changed')
         self.finalise()
-        time.sleep(0.5)
+        time.sleep(1)
         self.initialise()
diff --git a/resources/images/network_auth.png b/resources/images/network_auth.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45e7a5c17
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/images/network_auth.png differ
diff --git a/resources/images/network_server.png b/resources/images/network_server.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25b95f3b0
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/images/network_server.png differ
diff --git a/resources/images/network_ssl.png b/resources/images/network_ssl.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1169de67a
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/images/network_ssl.png differ
diff --git a/resources/images/openlp-2.qrc b/resources/images/openlp-2.qrc
index 6af0e77a5..79036f08f 100644
--- a/resources/images/openlp-2.qrc
+++ b/resources/images/openlp-2.qrc
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@
     <file>messagebox_info.png</file>
     <file>messagebox_warning.png</file>
   </qresource>
+  <qresource prefix="remote">
+    <file>network_server.png</file>    
+    <file>network_ssl.png</file>
+    <file>network_auth.png</file>    
+  </qresource>  
   <qresource prefix="songusage">
     <file>song_usage_active.png</file>
     <file>song_usage_inactive.png</file>