diff --git a/src/connection.py b/src/connection.py
index 4e34384b..385dfe00 100644
--- a/src/connection.py
+++ b/src/connection.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Connection(Thread):
         """
         connect to server
         """
-        self.client = xmpp.Client(self.server)
+        self.client = xmpp.Client(self.server, debug=[])
         if not self.connect_to_server(self.server, self.port):
             log.error('Could not connect to server')
             sys.exit(-1)
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class Connection(Thread):
         self.client.sendInitPresence()
         self.online = 1      # 2 when confirmation of auth is received
         self.register_handlers()
+        self.muc = MultiUserChat(self.client)
+        while 1:
+            self.process()
 
     def connect_to_server(self, server, port):
         # TODO proxy stuff
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ class Connection(Thread):
 #        print '[%s] in room {%s}. (%s - %s)'% (nick_from, room_from, affil, role)
         self.handler.emit('xmpp-presence-handler', presence=presence)
 
+    def send_join_room(self, room, nick):
+        self.handler.emit('join-room', room=room, nick=nick)
+
     def handler_iq(self, connection, iq):
         pass
 
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@ class Connection(Thread):
         else:
             log.warning('disconnecting...')
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     resource = config.get('resource')
     server = config.get('server')
@@ -124,6 +131,3 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     for room in rooms:
         connection.send_join_room(room.split('/')[0], room.split('/')[1])
         i = 17
-    while i:
-        connection.process()
-        i -= 1
diff --git a/src/gui.py b/src/gui.py
index 10adb780..aa710caa 100644
--- a/src/gui.py
+++ b/src/gui.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ from curses import textpad
 
 import sys
 
+from connection import *
+
 class Win(object):
     def __init__(self, height, width, y, x, parent_win):
         self._resize(height, width, y, x, parent_win)
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ class Gui(object):
         self.handler = Handler()
 
         self.handler.connect('on-muc-message-received', self.on_message)
-        self.handler.connect('join-room', self.on_join_room)
+        self.handler.connect('gui-join-room', self.on_join_room)
         self.handler.connect('on-muc-presence-changed', self.on_presence)
 
         self.init_curses(stdscr)
@@ -234,4 +236,15 @@ def main(stdscr):
     gui.main_loop(stdscr)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    resource = config.get('resource')
+    server = config.get('server')
+    connection = Connection(server, resource)
+    connection.start()
+    rooms = config.get('rooms').split(':')
+    from time import sleep
+    print connection.online
+    sleep(2)
+    print connection.online
+    for room in rooms:
+        connection.send_join_room(room.split('/')[0], room.split('/')[1])
     curses.wrapper(main)