diff --git a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/BriarService.java b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/BriarService.java
index ba9cf7fbea301e83088ec3ad619f833ea53c4980..0a1bfa11e34222731938125c12cbbcb5598b5ab2 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/BriarService.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/BriarService.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class BriarService extends RoboService {
 		b.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.notification_icon);
 		b.setContentTitle(getText(R.string.notification_title));
 		b.setContentText(getText(R.string.notification_text));
+		b.setWhen(0); // Don't show the time
 		// Touch the notification to quit
 		Intent i = new Intent(this, HomeScreenActivity.class);
 		i.addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
diff --git a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/HomeScreenActivity.java b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/HomeScreenActivity.java
index 4d597ce7cdcfb708a987b0ec2dc3db55afd875fd..38e5c6206fa2b4af6120faa4281c3d07744bdcf9 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/HomeScreenActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/HomeScreenActivity.java
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ public class HomeScreenActivity extends BriarActivity {
 
 		// If this activity was launched from the notification bar, quit
 		if(getIntent().getBooleanExtra("net.sf.briar.QUIT", false)) {
-			LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this);
-			layout.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT,
-					MATCH_PARENT));
-			layout.setGravity(CENTER);
-			ProgressBar spinner = new ProgressBar(this);
-			spinner.setIndeterminate(true);
-			layout.addView(spinner);
-			setContentView(layout);
 			quit();
 		} else {
 			ListView.LayoutParams matchParent = new ListView.LayoutParams(
@@ -173,6 +165,14 @@ public class HomeScreenActivity extends BriarActivity {
 	}
 
 	private void quit() {
+		LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this);
+		layout.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(MATCH_PARENT,
+				MATCH_PARENT));
+		layout.setGravity(CENTER);
+		ProgressBar spinner = new ProgressBar(this);
+		spinner.setIndeterminate(true);
+		layout.addView(spinner);
+		setContentView(layout);
 		new Thread() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {