diff --git a/amsn2/backend/backend.py b/amsn2/backend/backend.py
index d77aa6a5..8f41b87b 100644
--- a/amsn2/backend/backend.py
+++ b/amsn2/backend/backend.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
 class aMSNBackendManager(object):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, core):
         self._backend = None
+        self._core = core
         self.switchToBackend('nullbackend')
 
     def setBackendForFunc(self, funcname, backend):
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ def switchToBackend(self, backend):
 
         del self._backend
         self._backend = backend_class()
+        self._backend._core = self._core
         self.current_backend = backend
 
         # Config management methods
diff --git a/amsn2/backend/defaultaccountbackend.py b/amsn2/backend/defaultaccountbackend.py
index 7f03980b..fafcb835 100644
--- a/amsn2/backend/defaultaccountbackend.py
+++ b/amsn2/backend/defaultaccountbackend.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def loadAccount(self, email):
         accfile.close()
         account = root_tree.getroot()
         if account.tag == "aMSNAccount":
-            accview = AccountView()
+            accview = AccountView(self._core)
             #email
             emailElmt = account.find("email")
             if emailElmt is None:
diff --git a/amsn2/core/amsn.py b/amsn2/core/amsn.py
index 4181d47c..24c2e4fa 100644
--- a/amsn2/core/amsn.py
+++ b/amsn2/core/amsn.py
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ def __init__(self, options):
            options.front_end = the front end's name to use
            options.debug = whether or not to enable debug output
         """
+        self.p2s = {papyon.Presence.ONLINE:"online",
+                    papyon.Presence.BUSY:"busy",
+                    papyon.Presence.IDLE:"idle",
+                    papyon.Presence.AWAY:"away",
+                    papyon.Presence.BE_RIGHT_BACK:"brb",
+                    papyon.Presence.ON_THE_PHONE:"phone",
+                    papyon.Presence.OUT_TO_LUNCH:"lunch",
+                    papyon.Presence.INVISIBLE:"hidden",
+                    papyon.Presence.OFFLINE:"offline"}
+        self.Presence = papyon.Presence
+
         self._event_manager = aMSNEventManager(self)
         self._options = options
 
@@ -58,25 +69,16 @@ def __init__(self, options):
         self._main = None
         self.loadUI(self._options.front_end)
 
-        self._backend_manager = aMSNBackendManager()
+        self._backend_manager = aMSNBackendManager(self)
         self._account_manager = aMSNAccountManager(self, options)
         self._account = None
-        self._theme_manager = aMSNThemeManager()
+        self._theme_manager = aMSNThemeManager(self)
         self._contactlist_manager = aMSNContactListManager(self)
         self._oim_manager = aMSNOIMManager(self)
         self._conversation_manager = aMSNConversationManager(self)
         self._personalinfo_manager = aMSNPersonalInfoManager(self)
 
 
-        self.p2s = {papyon.Presence.ONLINE:"online",
-                    papyon.Presence.BUSY:"busy",
-                    papyon.Presence.IDLE:"idle",
-                    papyon.Presence.AWAY:"away",
-                    papyon.Presence.BE_RIGHT_BACK:"brb",
-                    papyon.Presence.ON_THE_PHONE:"phone",
-                    papyon.Presence.OUT_TO_LUNCH:"lunch",
-                    papyon.Presence.INVISIBLE:"hidden",
-                    papyon.Presence.OFFLINE:"offline"}
 
         # TODO: redirect the logs somewhere, something like ctrl-s ctrl-d for amsn-0.9x
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
diff --git a/amsn2/core/theme_manager.py b/amsn2/core/theme_manager.py
index 1bbb61c8..671703c9 100644
--- a/amsn2/core/theme_manager.py
+++ b/amsn2/core/theme_manager.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 import os
 
 class aMSNThemeManager:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, core):
+        self._core = core
         self._buttons = {}
         self._statusicons = {}
         self._displaypic = {}
diff --git a/amsn2/core/views/accountview.py b/amsn2/core/views/accountview.py
index 1266bbce..239afd98 100644
--- a/amsn2/core/views/accountview.py
+++ b/amsn2/core/views/accountview.py
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 from stringview import *
 
 class AccountView:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, core):
+        self._core = core
         self.email = None
         self.password = None
         self.nick = StringView()
         self.psm = StringView()
-        self.presence = 'online'
+        self.presence = core.Presence.ONLINE
         self.dp = ImageView()
 
         self.save = False
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.preferred_backend = 'defaultbackend'
 
     def __str__(self):
-        out = "{ email=" + str(self.email) + " presence=" + str(self.presence)
+        out = "{ email=" + str(self.email)
+        out += " presence=" + self._core.p2s[self.presence]
         out += " save=" + str(self.save) + " save_password=" + str(self.save_password)
         out += " autologin=" + str(self.autologin) + " preferred_ui=" + str(self.preferred_ui)
         out += " preferred_backend=" + self.preferred_backend + " }"