diff --git a/aerofs/aerofs-transfers b/aerofs/aerofs-transfers
index 6e593a9..70d6bde 100755
--- a/aerofs/aerofs-transfers
+++ b/aerofs/aerofs-transfers
@@ -161,20 +161,21 @@ def print_stats(stats):
     sys.stdout.write(DOWN+CLRBLN+CLRLN)            
     #sys.stdout.write(LOAD)
 
-def print_activities():
+def print_activities(activities):
     ''' Prints activity log '''
-
+    if activities != None:
+        for e,l in enumerate(activities.readstdout().strip().split('\n')):
+            sys.stdout.write(pos(e+1,0)+l+CLRLN)
     try:
         activities = Threaded("aerofs-sh activities -c 5")
         activities.start()
         activities.join()
-        for e,l in enumerate(activities.readstdout().strip().split('\n')):
-            sys.stdout.write(pos(e+1,0)+l+CLRLN)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass
     except TypeError:
         activities.stop()
         activities.join()
+    return activities
        
     
 def human_time():
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ class Threaded(threading.Thread):
 
 options=setup_options()
 
-stats={'time':datetime.now()-timedelta(seconds=60), 
+stats={'time':datetime.now()-timedelta(seconds=25), 
        'running':[],
        'files':[],
        'size': termsize()}
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ sys.stdout.write(CLR+pos(0,0)+"Launching...")
 transfers = Threaded("aerofs-sh transfers")
 transfers.start()
 
+activities = None
 for e in range(5):
     sys.stdout.write(pos(e+1,0)+CLRLN)
 while 1:
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ while 1:
             raise EndProgram
         
         if ( datetime.now() - stats['time']  > timedelta(seconds=30) ) and options.activities:
-            print_activities()
+            activities=print_activities(activities)
             stats['time'] = datetime.now()
 
         stats=remove_running(stats)