diff --git a/src/com/github/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks.java b/src/com/github/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks.java
index 0d36aec0..aae5bc7c 100755
--- a/src/com/github/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks.java
+++ b/src/com/github/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks.java
@@ -495,11 +495,7 @@ public class Shadowsocks extends PreferenceActivity implements
     public boolean serviceStart() {
 
         if (ShadowsocksService.isServiceStarted()) {
-            try {
-                stopService(new Intent(this, ShadowsocksService.class));
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                // Nothing
-            }
+            stopService(new Intent(this, ShadowsocksService.class));
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -510,29 +506,6 @@ public class Shadowsocks extends PreferenceActivity implements
         if (isTextEmpty(proxy, getString(R.string.proxy_empty)))
             return false;
 
-        if (proxy.contains("proxyofmax.appspot.com")) {
-            final TextView message = new TextView(this);
-            message.setPadding(10, 5, 10, 5);
-            final SpannableString s = new SpannableString(
-                    getText(R.string.default_proxy_alert));
-            Linkify.addLinks(s, Linkify.WEB_URLS);
-            message.setText(s);
-            message.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
-
-            new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
-                    .setTitle(R.string.warning)
-                    .setCancelable(false)
-                    .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_info)
-                    .setNegativeButton(getString(R.string.ok_iknow),
-                            new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
-                                @Override
-                                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
-                                                    int id) {
-                                    dialog.cancel();
-                                }
-                            }).setView(message).create().show();
-        }
-
         String portText = settings.getString("port", "");
         if (isTextEmpty(portText, getString(R.string.port_empty)))
             return false;
@@ -547,13 +520,8 @@ public class Shadowsocks extends PreferenceActivity implements
             return false;
         }
 
-        try {
-            Intent it = new Intent(this, ShadowsocksService.class);
-            startService(it);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            // Nothing
-            return false;
-        }
+        Intent it = new Intent(this, ShadowsocksService.class);
+        startService(it);
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksService.java b/src/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksService.java
index a5e5ee57..facb4214 100755
--- a/src/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksService.java
+++ b/src/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksService.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
 public class ShadowsocksService extends Service {
@@ -254,6 +256,20 @@ public class ShadowsocksService extends Service {
             @Override
             public void run() {
 
+                boolean resolved = false;
+
+                if (appHost != null) {
+                    InetAddress addr = null;
+                    try {
+                        addr = InetAddress.getByName(appHost);
+                    } catch (UnknownHostException ignored) {
+                    }
+                    if (addr != null) {
+                        appHost = addr.getHostAddress();
+                        resolved = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 handler.sendEmptyMessage(MSG_CONNECT_START);
 
                 Log.d(TAG, "IPTABLES: " + Utils.getIptables());
@@ -261,7 +277,7 @@ public class ShadowsocksService extends Service {
                 // Test for Redirect Support
                 hasRedirectSupport = Utils.getHasRedirectSupport();
 
-                if (handleConnection()) {
+                if (resolved && handleConnection()) {
                     // Connection and forward successful
                     notifyAlert(getString(R.string.forward_success),
                             getString(R.string.service_running));
@@ -510,10 +526,10 @@ public class ShadowsocksService extends Service {
         String cmd_bypass = Utils.getIptables() + CMD_IPTABLES_RETURN;
 
         init_sb.append(cmd_bypass.replace("-d 0.0.0.0", "--dport " + remotePort));
-        init_sb.append(cmd_bypass.replace("-d 0.0.0.0", "--dport " + 53));
+        //init_sb.append(cmd_bypass.replace("-d 0.0.0.0", "--dport " + 53));
         init_sb.append(cmd_bypass.replace("0.0.0.0", "127.0.0.1"));
-        init_sb.append(cmd_bypass.replace("-d 0.0.0.0", "-m owner --uid-owner "
-                + getApplicationInfo().uid));
+        //init_sb.append(cmd_bypass.replace("-d 0.0.0.0", "-m owner --uid-owner "
+                //+ getApplicationInfo().uid));
 
         if (hasRedirectSupport) {
             init_sb.append(Utils.getIptables()).append(" -t nat -A OUTPUT -p udp --dport 53 -j REDIRECT --to ").append(DNS_PORT).append("\n");