diff --git a/src/network/connection.cpp b/src/network/connection.cpp
index 384ff435b..64f7f4d50 100644
--- a/src/network/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/network/connection.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Connection::socketDisconnected()
     if( m_msgprocessor_in.length() == 0 && m_sock->bytesAvailable() == 0 )
     {
         handleIncomingQueueEmpty();
-        actualShutdown();
+//        actualShutdown();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/animatedsplitter.cpp b/src/utils/animatedsplitter.cpp
index 581ef54df..f0abc5087 100644
--- a/src/utils/animatedsplitter.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/animatedsplitter.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ AnimatedSplitter::show( int index, bool animate )
 
     QWidget* w = widget( index );
     QSize size = w->sizeHint();
-    w->setMaximumHeight( QWIDGETSIZE_MAX );
 
     if ( w->height() == size.height() )
         return;
+
+    w->setMaximumHeight( QWIDGETSIZE_MAX );
     qDebug() << "animating to:" << size.height() << "from" << w->height();
 
     m_animateForward = true;
@@ -59,10 +60,11 @@ AnimatedSplitter::hide( int index, bool animate )
 
     QWidget* w = widget( index );
     int minHeight = m_sizes.at( index ).height();
-    w->setMinimumHeight( minHeight );
 
     if ( w->height() == minHeight )
         return;
+
+    w->setMinimumHeight( minHeight );
     qDebug() << "animating to:" << w->height() << "from" << minHeight;
 
     m_animateForward = false;