diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index 08c231cd5..c2ec38069 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -519,9 +519,13 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         """
         log.debug(u'processManagerItem')
         self.onStopLoop()
-        #If old item was a command tell it to stop
-        if self.serviceItem and self.serviceItem.is_command():
-            self.onMediaStop()
+        #If old item was a command tell it to stop        
+        if self.serviceItem:
+            if self.serviceItem.is_command():
+                Receiver.send_message(u'%s_stop' % 
+                    self.serviceItem.name.lower(), [serviceItem, self.isLive])
+            if self.serviceItem.is_media():
+                self.onMediaStop()
         if serviceItem.is_media():
             self.onMediaStart(serviceItem)
         if self.isLive:
@@ -827,7 +831,7 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
             return
         Receiver.send_message(u'%s_next' % self.serviceItem.name.lower(),
             [self.serviceItem, self.isLive])
-        if self.serviceItem.is_command():
+        if self.serviceItem.is_command() and self.isLive:
             self.updatePreview()
         else:
             row = self.PreviewListWidget.currentRow() + 1
@@ -851,7 +855,7 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
             return
         Receiver.send_message(u'%s_previous' % self.serviceItem.name.lower(),
             [self.serviceItem, self.isLive])
-        if self.serviceItem.is_command():
+        if self.serviceItem.is_command() and self.isLive:
             self.updatePreview()
         else:
             row = self.PreviewListWidget.currentRow() - 1
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/presentations/lib/impresscontroller.py b/openlp/plugins/presentations/lib/impresscontroller.py
index 6cb8c349c..52de42ca7 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/presentations/lib/impresscontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/presentations/lib/impresscontroller.py
@@ -132,18 +132,13 @@ class ImpressController(PresentationController):
 
     def get_com_desktop(self):
         log.debug(u'get COM Desktop OpenOffice')
-        try:
-            desktop = self.manager.createInstance(u'com.sun.star.frame.Desktop')
-            return desktop
-        except:
-            log.exception(u'Failed to get COM desktop')
-        return None
+        return self.manager.createInstance(u'com.sun.star.frame.Desktop')
 
     def get_com_servicemanager(self):
         log.debug(u'get_com_servicemanager openoffice')
         try:
             return Dispatch(u'com.sun.star.ServiceManager')
-        except:
+        except pywintypes.com_error:
             log.exception(u'Failed to get COM service manager')
             return None
 
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/presentations/lib/messagelistener.py b/openlp/plugins/presentations/lib/messagelistener.py
index 13a589ec3..2f8a1aec7 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/presentations/lib/messagelistener.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/presentations/lib/messagelistener.py
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@ class Controller(object):
             if self.doc.slidenumber > 1:
                 self.doc.goto_slide(self.doc.slidenumber)
 
-    def slide(self, slide, live):
-        log.debug(u'Live = %s, slide' % live)
-        if not live:
+    def slide(self, slide):
+        log.debug(u'Live = %s, slide' %  self.is_live)
+        if not self.is_live:
             return
         if self.doc.is_blank():
             self.doc.slidenumber = int(slide) + 1
             return
         self.activate()
         self.doc.goto_slide(int(slide) + 1)
-        self.doc.poll_slidenumber(live)
+        self.doc.poll_slidenumber(self.is_live)
 
     def first(self):
         """
@@ -248,11 +248,10 @@ class MessageListener(object):
     def slide(self, message):
         is_live = message[1]
         slide = message[2]
-        item = message[0]
         if is_live:
-            self.live_handler.slide(slide, item)
+            self.live_handler.slide(slide)
         else:
-            self.preview_handler.slide(slide, item)
+            self.preview_handler.slide(slide)
 
     def first(self, message):
         is_live = message[1]