diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/infobarstatuscomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/infobarstatuscomponent.cpp
index 4ab768d11..9b11c2ded 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/infobarstatuscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/infobarstatuscomponent.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             if (status > 0 && (status & ISimulator::Connected))
             {
-                QString s(
+                const QString s(
                     sGui->getIContextSimulator()->getSimulatorPluginInfo().getDescription() + ": " +
                     ISimulator::statusToString(status));
 
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             {
                 ui->led_Simulator->setOn(false);
             }
+
+            // simulator status has impact on model set available
+            this->ps_onMapperReady();
         }
 
         void CInfoBarStatusComponent::ps_onNetworkConnectionChanged(BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus from, BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus to)
@@ -195,14 +198,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         void CInfoBarStatusComponent::ps_onMapperReady()
         {
-            if (!sGui->getIContextSimulator())
+            if (!sGui || !sGui->getIContextSimulator())
             {
                 ui->led_MapperReady->setOn(false);
                 return;
             }
 
-            int models = sGui->getIContextSimulator()->getModelSetCount();
-            bool on = (models > 0);
+            const int models = sGui->getIContextSimulator()->getModelSetCount();
+            const bool on = (models > 0);
             ui->led_MapperReady->setOn(on);
             if (on)
             {
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/infobarstatuscomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/infobarstatuscomponent.ui
index 208f23587..77573ab03 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/infobarstatuscomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/infobarstatuscomponent.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>184</width>
+    <width>191</width>
     <height>20</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -19,19 +19,6 @@
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Info status bar</string>
   </property>
-  <property name="windowIcon">
-   <iconset resource="../../blackmisc/blackmisc.qrc">
-    <normaloff>:/own/icons/own/swift/swift24.png</normaloff>:/own/icons/own/swift/swift24.png</iconset>
-  </property>
-  <property name="frameShape">
-   <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
-  </property>
-  <property name="frameShadow">
-   <enum>QFrame::Plain</enum>
-  </property>
-  <property name="lineWidth">
-   <number>0</number>
-  </property>
   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="hl_InfoBarStatus">
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>0</number>
@@ -50,12 +37,6 @@
    </property>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Network">
-     <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-      </sizepolicy>
-     </property>
      <property name="toolTip">
       <string>Network</string>
      </property>
@@ -82,7 +63,7 @@
       <string>sim</string>
      </property>
      <property name="indent">
-      <number>6</number>
+      <number>4</number>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -105,7 +86,7 @@
       <string>map</string>
      </property>
      <property name="indent">
-      <number>6</number>
+      <number>4</number>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -121,10 +102,10 @@
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>DB</string>
+      <string>DBus</string>
      </property>
      <property name="indent">
-      <number>6</number>
+      <number>4</number>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -153,7 +134,7 @@
       <string>ptt</string>
      </property>
      <property name="indent">
-      <number>6</number>
+      <number>4</number>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -165,14 +146,11 @@
      <property name="toolTip">
       <string>Audio</string>
      </property>
-     <property name="lineWidth">
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>au.</string>
+      <string>au</string>
      </property>
      <property name="indent">
-      <number>6</number>
+      <number>4</number>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -189,8 +167,6 @@
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
- <resources>
-  <include location="../../blackmisc/blackmisc.qrc"/>
- </resources>
+ <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>