diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 455058f..a1d41d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ uninstall:
 clobber:
 	rm -f ../i2psetproxy.js.zip ../i2p_proxy*.xpi
 
-VERSION=1.16
+VERSION=1.17
 
 xpi:
 	mv ~/Downloads/i2p_proxy-$(VERSION)-an+fx.xpi ../i2psetproxy.js@eyedeekay.github.io.xpi
diff --git a/i2psetproxy.js@eyedeekay.github.io.xpi b/i2psetproxy.js@eyedeekay.github.io.xpi
index 85e9637..02b851c 100644
Binary files a/i2psetproxy.js@eyedeekay.github.io.xpi and b/i2psetproxy.js@eyedeekay.github.io.xpi differ
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 84c808b..08ddff4 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "permissions": ["theme", "proxy", "privacy", "storage"],
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "name": "__MSG_extensionName__",
-  "version": "1.16",
+  "version": "1.17",
   "description": "__MSG_extensionDescription__",
   "icons": {
     "48": "icons/toopie.png"
diff --git a/options/options.js b/options/options.js
index 7f41f0e..3031f37 100644
--- a/options/options.js
+++ b/options/options.js
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ function onError(e) {
     console.error(e);
 }
 
+var controlHost = "127.0.0.1" //getControlHost()
+var controlPort = "7951" //getControlPort();
+
 function setupProxy() {
+    var controlHost = getControlHost();
+    var controlPort = getControlPort();
     if (isFirefox()) {
         if (getScheme() == "http") {
             var proxySettings = {
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ function updateUI(restoredSettings) {
     const controlportitem = document.getElementById("controlport")
     controlportitem.value = restoredSettings.control_port
     console.log("showing control port:", controlportitem.value)
-
+    setupProxy()
 }
 
 function SetHostText(){
@@ -219,10 +224,8 @@ SetControlHelpText()
 
 function RefreshIdentity(){
     console.log("Generating new identity")
-    const controlhost = getControlHost();
-    const controlport = getControlPort();
     const Http = new XMLHttpRequest();
-    const url='http://' + controlhost + ":" + controlport
+    const url='http://' + controlHost + ":" + controlPort
     Http.open("GET", url);
     Http.send();
     Http.onreadystatechange=(e)=>{