diff --git a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f0e5dc7..12d5ac6 100644
--- a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest package="org.stratum0.statuswidget"
-    android:versionCode="9"
-    android:versionName="1.2.0" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    android:versionCode="10"
+    android:versionName="1.2.1" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="11"
               android:targetSdkVersion="11"
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/SpaceStatus.java b/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/SpaceStatus.java
index b82031b..a9d89f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/SpaceStatus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/SpaceStatus.java
@@ -6,23 +6,31 @@
  * Created by tsuro on 9/1/13.
  */
 public class SpaceStatus {
+    public enum Status {OPEN, CLOSED, UNKNOWN}
     private static final SpaceStatus instance = new SpaceStatus();
 
-    private boolean isOpen;
+    private Status status;
     private Calendar since;
     private Calendar lastUpdated;
     private String openedBy;
     private long upTimeHours;
     private long upTimeMins;
 
-    private SpaceStatus() {}
+    private SpaceStatus() {
+        status = Status.UNKNOWN;
+        since = Calendar.getInstance();
+        lastUpdated = Calendar.getInstance();
+        openedBy = "";
+        upTimeHours = 0;
+        upTimeMins = 0;
+    }
 
     public static SpaceStatus getInstance() {
         return instance;
     }
 
-    public boolean isOpen() {
-        return isOpen;
+    public Status getStatus() {
+        return status;
     }
 
     public Calendar getSince() {
@@ -49,8 +57,8 @@ public String getLastUpdatedString() {
         return String.format("%02d:%02d", lastUpdated.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY), lastUpdated.get(Calendar.MINUTE));
     }
 
-    public void update(boolean isOpen, String openedBy, Calendar openSince, Calendar lastUpdated) {
-        this.isOpen = isOpen;
+    public void update(Status status, String openedBy, Calendar openSince, Calendar lastUpdated) {
+        this.status = status;
         this.openedBy = openedBy;
         this.since = openSince;
         this.lastUpdated = lastUpdated;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/SpaceStatusUpdateTask.java b/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/SpaceStatusUpdateTask.java
index aefb906..f570751 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/SpaceStatusUpdateTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/SpaceStatusUpdateTask.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ protected Void doInBackground(Void... voids) {
 
         Calendar now = GregorianCalendar.getInstance();
         String result = "";
+        SpaceStatus.Status isOpen = SpaceStatus.Status.UNKNOWN;
 
         DefaultHttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
         try {
@@ -64,12 +65,13 @@ protected Void doInBackground(Void... voids) {
             Calendar since = GregorianCalendar.getInstance();
             since.setTime(f.parse(uptimeString));
 
-            Log.d(TAG, "UpdateTask: Open?  " + status.isOpen());
+            Log.d(TAG, "UpdateTask: Open?  " + status.getStatus());
             Log.d(TAG, "UpdateTask: Opened by: " + status.getOpenedBy());
             Log.d(TAG, "UpdateTask: Open since: " + status.getSince());
 
+            isOpen = jsonObject.getBoolean("isOpen") ? SpaceStatus.Status.OPEN : SpaceStatus.Status.CLOSED;
             synchronized (this) {
-                status.update(jsonObject.getBoolean("isOpen"), jsonObject.getString("openedBy"), since, now);
+                status.update(isOpen, jsonObject.getString("openedBy"), since, now);
             }
 
         } catch (JSONException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/StatusActivity.java b/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/StatusActivity.java
index 6788d31..65c035b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/StatusActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/StatusActivity.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import android.text.Editable;
 import android.text.TextWatcher;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.Window;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ public void onTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i2, int i3) {}
 
             @Override
             public void afterTextChanged(Editable editable) {
-                if(status.isOpen()) {
+                if(status.getStatus() == SpaceStatus.Status.OPEN) {
                     inheritButton.setEnabled(!nameBox.getText().toString().equals(status.getOpenedBy()));
                 }
                 SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
@@ -106,16 +105,19 @@ public void onPreSpaceStatusUpdate(Context context) {
 
     @Override
     public void onPostSpaceStatusUpdate(Context context) {
-        openCloseButton.setEnabled(true);
-        openCloseButton.setChecked(status.isOpen());
+        openCloseButton.setEnabled(status.getStatus() != SpaceStatus.Status.UNKNOWN);
+        openCloseButton.setChecked(status.getStatus() == SpaceStatus.Status.OPEN);
         if(!nameBox.getText().toString().equals(status.getOpenedBy())) {
-            inheritButton.setEnabled(status.isOpen());
+            inheritButton.setEnabled(status.getStatus() == SpaceStatus.Status.OPEN);
         }
 
-        if(status.isOpen()) {
+        if(status.getStatus() == SpaceStatus.Status.OPEN) {
             SimpleDateFormat isodate = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm");
             currentStatus.setText(String.format("%s (%s)", isodate.format(status.getSince().getTime()), status.getOpenedBy()));
         }
+        else if (status.getStatus() == SpaceStatus.Status.UNKNOWN) {
+            currentStatus.setText("Status unknown");
+        }
         else {
             currentStatus.setText("");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/StratumsphereStatusProvider.java b/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/StratumsphereStatusProvider.java
index 49612a3..e6530dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/StratumsphereStatusProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/stratum0/statuswidget/StratumsphereStatusProvider.java
@@ -140,11 +140,15 @@ public void onPostSpaceStatusUpdate(Context context) {
         String upTimeText = String.format("%02d     %02d", status.getUpTimeHours(), status.getUpTimeMins());
         String lastUpdateText = String.format("%s:\n%02d:%02d", context.getText(R.string.currentTime), status.getLastUpdated().get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY), status.getLastUpdated().get(Calendar.MINUTE));
 
-        if (status.isOpen()) {
+        if (status.getStatus() == SpaceStatus.Status.OPEN) {
             currentImage = R.drawable.stratum0_open;
             //dismiss previous useractionrequest
             notificationManager.cancel(nID);
         }
+        else if (status.getStatus() == SpaceStatus.Status.UNKNOWN) {
+            currentImage = R.drawable.stratum0_unknown;
+            notificationManager.cancel(nID);
+        }
         else {
             //check if connected to Stratum0 while space status is closed
             if (wifiInfo.getSSID() != null && (wifiInfo.getSSID().equals("Stratum0") || wifiInfo.getSSID().equals("Stratum0_5g"))) {