diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_timer.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_timer.cpp
index a54c9bfc1..f3ef5b751 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_timer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_timer.cpp
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ void* CComponentsTimer::initThreadAction(void *arg)
 //start up running timer with own thread, return true on succses
 void CComponentsTimer::initThread()
 {
-	if (!tm_enable)
-		return;
-
 	if(!tm_thread) {
 		void *ptr = static_cast<void*>(this);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
index 6cf30cf8d..7012c844c 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
@@ -1101,16 +1101,17 @@ void CMenuWidget::integratePlugins(int integration, const unsigned int shortcut,
 
 void CMenuWidget::hide()
 {
-	if(savescreen && background)
+	if(savescreen && background) {
+		ResetModules();
 		restoreScreen();//FIXME
-	else {
+	} else {
 		if (header)
 			header->kill();
 		if (info_box)
 			info_box->kill();
 		if (details_line)
 			details_line->hide();
-		frameBuffer->paintBackgroundBoxRel(x, y, full_width, full_height + footer_height);
+		frameBuffer->paintBackgroundBoxRel(x, y, full_width, full_height/* + footer_height*/);	// full_height includes footer_height : see calcSize
 		//paintHint(-1);
 	}
 	paintHint(-1);
@@ -1330,7 +1331,7 @@ void CMenuWidget::setMenuPos(const int& menu_width)
 	int scr_y = frameBuffer->getScreenY();
 	int scr_w = frameBuffer->getScreenWidth();
 	int scr_h = frameBuffer->getScreenHeight();
-	int real_h = full_height + footer_height + hint_height;
+	int real_h = full_height/* + footer_height*/ + hint_height;		// full_height includes footer_height : see calcSize
 	int x_old = x;
 	int y_old = y;
 	//configured positions 
@@ -1450,7 +1451,7 @@ void CMenuWidget::saveScreen()
 		return;
 
 	delete[] background;
-	saveScreen_height = full_height+footer_height;
+	saveScreen_height = full_height/* + footer_height*/;	// full_height includes footer_height : see calcSize
 	saveScreen_width = full_width;
 	saveScreen_y = y;
 	saveScreen_x = x;
@@ -1483,7 +1484,7 @@ void CMenuWidget::enableSaveScreen(bool enable)
 void CMenuWidget::paintHint(int pos)
 {
 	if (!g_settings.show_menu_hints){
-		ResetModules(); //ensure clean up on changed setting
+		//ResetModules(); //ensure clean up on changed setting
 		return;
 	}