diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
index df5c182a..c5dfb4fc 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleControllerBase.cs
@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
             this.config.AddFolder (target_folder_name, this.fetcher.Identifier,
                 this.fetcher.RemoteUrl.ToString (), backend);
 
+            RepositoriesLoaded = true;
+
             FolderFetched (this.fetcher.RemoteUrl.ToString (), this.fetcher.Warnings.ToArray ());
 
             AddRepository (target_folder_path);
diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIconController.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIconController.cs
index 35d1cdcd..936204c9 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIconController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleStatusIconController.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 
         public bool RecentEventsItemEnabled {
             get {
-                return (Folders.Length > 0);
+                return (Program.Controller.Repositories.Length > 0);
             }
         }