diff --git a/onionr/api.py b/onionr/api.py
index ab8438bd..cec7288a 100755
--- a/onionr/api.py
+++ b/onionr/api.py
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ class PublicAPI:
         @app.before_request
         def validateRequest():
             '''Validate request has the correct hostname'''
+            # If high security level, deny requests to public
+            if config.get('general.security_level', default=0) > 0:
+                abort(403)
             if type(self.torAdder) is None and type(self.i2pAdder) is None:
                 # abort if our hs addresses are not known
                 abort(403)
@@ -248,6 +251,7 @@ class API:
         bindPort = int(config.get('client.client.port', 59496))
         self.bindPort = bindPort
 
+        # Be extremely mindful of this
         self.whitelistEndpoints = ('site', 'www', 'onionrhome', 'board', 'boardContent', 'sharedContent')
 
         self.clientToken = config.get('client.webpassword')
diff --git a/onionr/communicator2.py b/onionr/communicator2.py
index 70c32988..c3540e61 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator2.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator2.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
                 else:
                     listLookupCommand += '?date=%s' % (lastLookupTime,)
                 try:
-                    newBlocks = self.peerAction(peer, 'getblocklist') # get list of new block hashes
+                    newBlocks = self.peerAction(peer, listLookupCommand) # get list of new block hashes
                 except Exception as error:
                     logger.warn('Could not get new blocks from %s.' % peer, error = error)
                     newBlocks = False
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
                 break
             self.currentDownloading.append(blockHash) # So we can avoid concurrent downloading in other threads of same block
             peerUsed = self.pickOnlinePeer()
-            logger.info("Attempting to download %s from %s..." % (blockHash[:12], peerUsed))
+            if not self.shutdown and peerUsed.strip() != '':
+                logger.info("Attempting to download %s from %s..." % (blockHash[:12], peerUsed))
             content = self.peerAction(peerUsed, 'getdata/' + blockHash) # block content from random peer (includes metadata)
             if content != False and len(content) > 0:
                 try:
@@ -506,7 +507,6 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
                 logger.debug('Status check; looks good.')
                 open(self._core.dataDir + '.runcheck', 'w+').close()
             elif cmd[0] == 'connectedPeers':
-                print('yup')
                 response = '\n'.join(list(self.onlinePeers)).strip()
                 if response == '':
                     response = 'none'
diff --git a/onionr/core.py b/onionr/core.py
index b2ec0dc6..c427307c 100644
--- a/onionr/core.py
+++ b/onionr/core.py
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ class Core:
         else:
             c.execute('UPDATE adders SET ' + key + ' = ? WHERE address=?', command)
             conn.commit()
-            conn.close()
+        conn.close()
 
         return
 
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ class Core:
         for row in c.execute(execute, args):
             for i in row:
                 rows.append(i)
+        conn.close()
         return rows
 
     def getBlockDate(self, blockHash):
@@ -637,7 +638,7 @@ class Core:
         for row in c.execute(execute, args):
             for i in row:
                 return int(i)
-
+        conn.close()
         return None
 
     def getBlocksByType(self, blockType, orderDate=True):
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ class Core:
         for row in c.execute(execute, args):
             for i in row:
                 rows.append(i)
-
+        conn.close()
         return rows
 
     def getExpiredBlocks(self):
@@ -674,6 +675,7 @@ class Core:
         for row in c.execute(execute):
             for i in row:
                 rows.append(i)
+        conn.close()
         return rows
 
     def setBlockType(self, hash, blockType):
diff --git a/onionr/logger.py b/onionr/logger.py
index 7a8172b3..7cb409a1 100644
--- a/onionr/logger.py
+++ b/onionr/logger.py
@@ -132,8 +132,11 @@ def raw(data, fd = sys.stdout, sensitive = False):
     if get_settings() & OUTPUT_TO_CONSOLE:
         ts = fd.write('%s\n' % data)
     if get_settings() & OUTPUT_TO_FILE and not sensitive:
-        with open(_outputfile, "a+") as f:
-            f.write(colors.filter(data) + '\n')
+        try:
+            with open(_outputfile, "a+") as f:
+                f.write(colors.filter(data) + '\n')
+        except OSError:
+            pass
 
 def log(prefix, data, color = '', timestamp=True, fd = sys.stdout, prompt = True, sensitive = False):
     '''
diff --git a/onionr/onionrblockapi.py b/onionr/onionrblockapi.py
index 04dcf65a..f60e3b0f 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrblockapi.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrblockapi.py
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ class Block:
                 buffer += contents.decode()
             else:
                 file.write(contents)
+        file.close()
 
         return (None if not file is None else buffer)
 
@@ -735,6 +736,7 @@ class Block:
         # return different things depending on verbosity
         if verbose:
             return (blocks[-1], blocks)
+        file.close()
         return blocks[-1]
 
     def exists(bHash):
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils.py b/onionr/onionrutils.py
index 332d6a70..4f936d93 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class OnionrUtils:
             retData += '%s:%s' % (hostname, config.get('client.client.port'))
         return retData
 
-    def localCommand(self, command, data='', silent = True, post=False, postData = {}):
+    def localCommand(self, command, data='', silent = True, post=False, postData = {}, maxWait=10):
         '''
             Send a command to the local http API server, securely. Intended for local clients, DO NOT USE for remote peers.
         '''
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ class OnionrUtils:
         self.getTimeBypassToken()
         # TODO: URL encode parameters, just as an extra measure. May not be needed, but should be added regardless.
         hostname = ''
-        maxWait = 5
         waited = 0
         while hostname == '':
             try:
@@ -185,9 +184,9 @@ class OnionrUtils:
         payload = 'http://%s/%s%s' % (hostname, command, data)
         try:
             if post:
-                retData = requests.post(payload, data=postData, headers={'token': config.get('client.webpassword')}, timeout=(15, 30)).text
+                retData = requests.post(payload, data=postData, headers={'token': config.get('client.webpassword')}, timeout=(maxWait, 30)).text
             else:
-                retData = requests.get(payload, headers={'token': config.get('client.webpassword')}, timeout=(15, 30)).text
+                retData = requests.get(payload, headers={'token': config.get('client.webpassword')}, timeout=(maxWait, 30)).text
         except Exception as error:
             if not silent:
                 logger.error('Failed to make local request (command: %s):%s' % (command, error))
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/cliui/main.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/cliui/main.py
index c7c88acf..59b59b0c 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/cliui/main.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/cliui/main.py
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ class OnionrCLIUI:
         self.myCore = apiInst.get_core()
         return
 
-    def subCommand(self, command):
+    def subCommand(self, command, args=None):
             try:
                 #subprocess.run(["./onionr.py", command])
                 #subprocess.Popen(['./onionr.py', command], stdin=subprocess.STD, stdout=subprocess.STDOUT, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-                subprocess.call(['./onionr.py', command])
+                if args != None:
+                    subprocess.call(['./onionr.py', command, args])
+                else:
+                    subprocess.call(['./onionr.py', command])
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 pass
 
@@ -48,12 +51,11 @@ class OnionrCLIUI:
         isOnline = 'No'
         firstRun = True
         choice = ''
-
-        if self.myCore._utils.localCommand('ping') == 'pong':
+        if self.myCore._utils.localCommand('ping', maxWait=10) == 'pong!':
             firstRun = False
 
         while showMenu:
-            if self.myCore._utils.localCommand('ping') == 'pong':
+            if self.myCore._utils.localCommand('ping', maxWait=2) == 'pong!':
                 isOnline = "Yes"
             else:
                 isOnline = "No"
@@ -62,8 +64,7 @@ class OnionrCLIUI:
 1. Flow (Anonymous public chat, use at your own risk)
 2. Mail (Secure email-like service)
 3. File Sharing
-4. User Settings
-5. Quit (Does not shutdown daemon)
+4. Quit (Does not shutdown daemon)
             ''')
             try:
                 choice = input(">").strip().lower()
@@ -75,13 +76,9 @@ class OnionrCLIUI:
             elif choice in ("2", "mail"):
                 self.subCommand("mail")
             elif choice in ("3", "file sharing", "file"):
-                print("Not supported yet")
-            elif choice in ("4", "user settings", "settings"):
-                try:
-                    self.setName()
-                except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError) as e:
-                    pass
-            elif choice in ("5", "quit"):
+                filename = input("Enter full path to file: ").strip()
+                self.subCommand("addfile", filename)
+            elif choice in ("4", "quit"):
                 showMenu = False
             elif choice == "":
                 pass
@@ -89,14 +86,6 @@ class OnionrCLIUI:
                 logger.error("Invalid choice")
         return
 
-    def setName(self):
-        try:
-            name = input("Enter your name: ")
-            if name != "":
-                self.myCore.insertBlock("userInfo-" + str(uuid.uuid1()), sign=True, header='userInfo', meta={'name': name})
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            pass
-        return
 
 def on_init(api, data = None):
     '''
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
index c0d3d38d..166249be 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/metadataprocessor/main.py
@@ -28,24 +28,6 @@ plugin_name = 'metadataprocessor'
 
 # event listeners
 
-def _processUserInfo(api, newBlock):
-    '''
-        Set the username for a particular user, from a signed block by them
-    '''
-    myBlock = newBlock
-    peerName = myBlock.getMetadata('name')
-    try:
-        if len(peerName) > 20:
-            raise onionrexceptions.InvalidMetdata('Peer name specified is too large')
-    except TypeError:
-        pass
-    except onionrexceptions.InvalidMetadata:
-        pass
-    else:
-        if signer in self.api.get_core().listPeers():
-            api.get_core().setPeerInfo(signer, 'name', peerName)
-            logger.info('%s is now using the name %s.' % (signer, api.get_utils().escapeAnsi(peerName)))
-
 def _processForwardKey(api, myBlock):
     '''
         Get the forward secrecy key specified by the user for us to use
@@ -67,12 +49,8 @@ def on_processblocks(api):
 
     # Process specific block types
 
-    # userInfo blocks, such as for setting username
-    if blockType == 'userInfo':
-        if api.data['validSig'] == True: # we use == True for type safety
-            _processUserInfo(api, myBlock)
     # forwardKey blocks, add a new forward secrecy key for a peer
-    elif blockType == 'forwardKey':
+    if blockType == 'forwardKey':
         if api.data['validSig'] == True:
             _processForwardKey(api, myBlock)
     # socket blocks
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/www/shared/misc.js b/onionr/static-data/www/shared/misc.js
index ae0c1fb0..cd3dbba1 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/www/shared/misc.js
+++ b/onionr/static-data/www/shared/misc.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 webpass = document.location.hash.replace('#', '')
+nowebpass = false
 if (typeof webpass == "undefined"){
     webpass = localStorage['webpass']
 }
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ else{
 }
 if (typeof webpass == "undefined" || webpass == ""){
     alert('Web password was not found in memory or URL')
+    nowebpass = true
 }
 
 function httpGet(theUrl) {
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/www/shared/panel.js b/onionr/static-data/www/shared/panel.js
index c79241c0..ea35696c 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/www/shared/panel.js
+++ b/onionr/static-data/www/shared/panel.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 shutdownBtn = document.getElementById('shutdownNode')
 
 shutdownBtn.onclick = function(){
-    httpGet('shutdownclean')
-    overlay('shutdownNotice')
+    if (! nowebpass){
+        httpGet('shutdownclean')
+        overlay('shutdownNotice')
+    }
 }