diff --git a/Passepartout-iOS/Scenes/ServiceViewController.swift b/Passepartout-iOS/Scenes/ServiceViewController.swift
index 409a7356..1ad8b334 100644
--- a/Passepartout-iOS/Scenes/ServiceViewController.swift
+++ b/Passepartout-iOS/Scenes/ServiceViewController.swift
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class ServiceViewController: UIViewController, TableModelHost {
     
     func setProfile(_ profile: ConnectionProfile?, reloadingViews: Bool = true) {
         self.profile = profile
+        vpn.profile = profile
         
         title = profile?.id
         navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = (profile?.context == .host) ? itemEdit : nil
@@ -102,9 +103,9 @@ class ServiceViewController: UIViewController, TableModelHost {
 
         // run this no matter what
         // XXX: convenient here vs AppDelegate for updating table
-        vpn.prepare(withProfile: profile) {
+        vpn.prepare() {
             self.reloadModel()
-            self.tableView.reloadData()
+            self.updateViewsIfNeeded()
         }
 
         updateViewsIfNeeded()
@@ -192,11 +193,11 @@ class ServiceViewController: UIViewController, TableModelHost {
     private func activateProfile() {
         service.activateProfile(uncheckedProfile)
 
+        // for vpn methods to work, must update .profile to currently active profile
+        vpn.profile = uncheckedProfile
         vpn.disconnect { (error) in
-            self.vpn.prepare(withProfile: self.uncheckedProfile) {
-                self.reloadModel()
-                self.tableView.reloadData()
-            }
+            self.reloadModel()
+            self.updateViewsIfNeeded()
         }
     }
 
@@ -242,12 +243,12 @@ class ServiceViewController: UIViewController, TableModelHost {
                     return
                 }
                 self.reloadModel()
-                self.tableView.reloadData()
+                self.updateViewsIfNeeded()
             }
         } else {
             vpn.disconnect { (error) in
                 self.reloadModel()
-                self.tableView.reloadData()
+                self.updateViewsIfNeeded()
             }
         }
 
@@ -415,11 +416,12 @@ class ServiceViewController: UIViewController, TableModelHost {
     }
     
     @objc private func intentDidUpdateService() {
-        setProfile(profile)
+        setProfile(service.activeProfile)
     }
     
     @objc private func applicationDidBecomeActive() {
-        reloadVpnStatus()
+        reloadModel()
+        updateViewsIfNeeded()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Passepartout/Sources/ApplicationError.swift b/Passepartout/Sources/ApplicationError.swift
index 569ad082..37b49833 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Sources/ApplicationError.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Sources/ApplicationError.swift
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ enum ApplicationError: String, Error {
     case missingCredentials
 
     case migration
+
+    case inactiveProfile
 }
diff --git a/Passepartout/Sources/VPN/GracefulVPN.swift b/Passepartout/Sources/VPN/GracefulVPN.swift
index eaa08e58..73d96217 100644
--- a/Passepartout/Sources/VPN/GracefulVPN.swift
+++ b/Passepartout/Sources/VPN/GracefulVPN.swift
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ import SwiftyBeaver
 
 private let log = SwiftyBeaver.self
 
-// FIXME: replace completionHandler?(nil) with completionHandler?(some_error)
-
 class GracefulVPN {
     private let service: ConnectionService
     
-    private var profile: ConnectionProfile?
+    var profile: ConnectionProfile?
     
     private var vpn: VPNProvider? {
         guard let profile = profile else {
@@ -57,21 +55,20 @@ class GracefulVPN {
         self.service = service
     }
     
-    func prepare(withProfile profile: ConnectionProfile?, completionHandler: (() -> Void)?) {
-        self.profile = profile
-        log.info("Preparing...")
+    func prepare(completionHandler: (() -> Void)?) {
         service.clearVpnLastError()
         guard let vpn = vpn else {
             completionHandler?()
             return
         }
+        log.info("Preparing...")
         vpn.prepare(completionHandler: completionHandler)
     }
     
     func reconnect(completionHandler: ((Error?) -> Void)?) {
         service.clearVpnLastError()
         guard let vpn = vpn else {
-            completionHandler?(nil)
+            completionHandler?(ApplicationError.inactiveProfile)
             return
         }
         do {
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ class GracefulVPN {
     func reinstall(completionHandler: ((Error?) -> Void)?) {
         service.clearVpnLastError()
         guard let vpn = vpn else {
-            completionHandler?(nil)
+            completionHandler?(ApplicationError.inactiveProfile)
             return
         }
         do {
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ class GracefulVPN {
     
     func disconnect(completionHandler: ((Error?) -> Void)?) {
         guard let vpn = vpn else {
-            completionHandler?(nil)
+            completionHandler?(ApplicationError.inactiveProfile)
             return
         }
         vpn.disconnect(completionHandler: completionHandler)