diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/user_activity_monitor.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/user_activity_monitor.cpp
index 72b96033..a92b6f02 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/user_activity_monitor.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/user_activity_monitor.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ void UserActivityMonitor::start() {
     m_elapsed.start();
     qApp->installEventFilter(this);
     const QString platform = QGuiApplication::platformName();
-    const bool wayland = platform.startsWith("wayland") ||
-        (platform == "xcb" && qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_SESSION_TYPE") == "wayland");
+    const bool wayland = platform.startsWith("wayland") || qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_SESSION_TYPE") == "wayland";
 #ifdef UTUN_ACTIVITY_DBUS
     if (wayland && !m_gnomeUnavailable) {
         m_useGnome = true;
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ void UserActivityMonitor::stop() {
     if (m_watching && qApp) qApp->removeEventFilter(this);
 #ifdef UTUN_ACTIVITY_KIDLETIME
     if (m_useKIdleTime) KIdleTime::instance()->stopCatchingResumeEvent();
+    disconnect(m_kIdleConnection);
 #endif
     m_watching = false;
     m_dbusPending = false;
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ void UserActivityMonitor::poll() {
                 startWaylandFallback();
                 return;
             }
-            if (elapsedMs == 0) GUI_DEBUG("activity: GNOME system idle monitor ready");
+            if (!m_gnomeReadyLogged) {
+                GUI_DEBUG("activity: GNOME system idle monitor ready");
+                m_gnomeReadyLogged = true;
+            }
             if (reply.value() <= qulonglong(std::numeric_limits<qint64>::max())) checkIdleTime(qint64(reply.value()), elapsedMs);
             else GUI_WARN("activity: GNOME idle time out of range: %llu", (unsigned long long)reply.value());
         });
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ void UserActivityMonitor::startWaylandFallback() {
         const int timeout = idle->addIdleTimeout(0);
         if (timeout) {
             idle->removeIdleTimeout(timeout);
-            connect(idle, &KIdleTime::resumingFromIdle, this, [this] {
+            m_kIdleConnection = connect(idle, &KIdleTime::resumingFromIdle, this, [this] {
                 if (!m_watching || !m_useKIdleTime) return;
                 GUI_DEBUG("activity: Wayland compositor reported user activity");
                 stop();
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/user_activity_monitor.h b/tools/chatgui/src/user_activity_monitor.h
index dc8b6186..7efa2cdc 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/user_activity_monitor.h
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/user_activity_monitor.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ private:
     bool m_dbusPending = false;
     bool m_useGnome = false;
     bool m_gnomeUnavailable = false;
+    bool m_gnomeReadyLogged = false;
     bool m_useKIdleTime = false;
+    QMetaObject::Connection m_kIdleConnection;
     quint64 m_generation = 0;
     void* m_display = nullptr;
     bool m_x11Checked = false;
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_en.ts b/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_en.ts
index 58a3a717..6f9e3f04 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_en.ts
+++ b/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_en.ts
@@ -2146,5 +2146,6 @@ Directories: %5</translation>
     <message><source>Mute this member in radio</source><translation>Mute this member in radio</translation></message>
     <message><source>Listen to this member in radio</source><translation>Listen to this member in radio</translation></message>
     <message><source>Cannot change radio listening setting</source><translation>Cannot change radio listening setting</translation></message>
+    <message><source>New message from %1</source><translation>New message from %1</translation></message>
 </context>
 </TS>