--- a/src/gnome_applet_mgr.c	Wed Nov 22 07:01:07 2000 +0000
+++ b/src/gnome_applet_mgr.c	Wed Nov 22 10:39:53 2000 +0000
@@ -390,13 +390,14 @@
 		
 	icon=gtk_pixmap_new(icon_offline_pm,icon_offline_bm);
 	
-	update_applet();
-	
 	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE,0);
 	
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), icon, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	
 	status_label = gtk_label_new(_("Offline"));
+
+	update_applet();
+	
 	/*set this label's font*/
 	label_style = gtk_widget_get_style( status_label );