diff --git a/angular.html b/angular.html
index 5d1ea5d..daad12f 100644
--- a/angular.html
+++ b/angular.html
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
                 href="#"><i class="icon-cog"></i> Settings</a>
             </li>
 
-            <li ng-show="download.bittorrent">
+            <li ng-show="download.bittorrent && false">
               <a href="#"><i class="icon-list-alt"></i> Peers</a>
             </li>
 
diff --git a/js/ctrls/download.js b/js/ctrls/download.js
index a3dceff..ef47012 100644
--- a/js/ctrls/download.js
+++ b/js/ctrls/download.js
@@ -56,22 +56,16 @@ function(
   // start filling in the model of active,
   // waiting and stopped download
   rpc.subscribe('tellActive', [], function(data) {
-    scope.$apply(function() {
-      utils.mergeMap(data[0], scope.active, scope.getCtx);
-    });
+    utils.mergeMap(data[0], scope.active, scope.getCtx);
   });
 
   rpc.subscribe('tellWaiting', [0, 1000], function(data) {
-    scope.$apply(function() {
-      utils.mergeMap(data[0], scope.waiting, scope.getCtx);
-    });
+    utils.mergeMap(data[0], scope.waiting, scope.getCtx);
   });
 
 
   rpc.subscribe('tellStopped', [0, 1000], function(data) {
-    scope.$apply(function() {
-      utils.mergeMap(data[0], scope.stopped, scope.getCtx);
-    });
+    utils.mergeMap(data[0], scope.stopped, scope.getCtx);
   });
 
   // actual downloads used by the view
diff --git a/js/ctrls/nav.js b/js/ctrls/nav.js
index 64a15fb..cb57346 100644
--- a/js/ctrls/nav.js
+++ b/js/ctrls/nav.js
@@ -103,5 +103,4 @@ angular
       });
     });
   };
-
 }]);
diff --git a/js/services/rpc/rpc.js b/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
index 667303e..3cdb2e5 100644
--- a/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
+++ b/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ angular
   'webui.services.rpc.syscall', 'webui.services.constants', 'webui.services.alerts',
   'webui.services.utils'
 ])
-.factory('$rpc', ['$syscall', '$globalTimeout', '$alerts', '$utils',
-function(syscall, time, alerts, utils) {
+.factory('$rpc', [
+  '$syscall', '$globalTimeout', '$alerts', '$utils',
+  '$rootScope',
+function(syscall, time, alerts, utils, rootScope) {
 
   var subscriptions = []
     , configurations = [{ host: 'localhost', port: 6800, encrypt: false }]
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ function(syscall, time, alerts, utils) {
           }
         });
 
+        rootScope.$apply();
+
         if (forceNextUpdate) {
           forceNextUpdate = false;
           timeout = setTimeout(update, 0);