diff --git a/frontends/src/jp/base.py b/frontends/src/jp/base.py
index 401ae954..20a868e6 100644
--- a/frontends/src/jp/base.py
+++ b/frontends/src/jp/base.py
@@ -184,10 +184,15 @@ class Jp(object):
         nodes2jid = {}
 
         for contact in self.bridge.getContacts(self.profile):
-            _jid, attr, groups = contact
-            if attr.has_key("name"):
-                names2jid[attr["name"].lower()] = _jid
-            nodes2jid[JID(_jid).node.lower()] = _jid
+            jid_s, attr, groups = contact
+            _jid = JID(jid_s)
+            try:
+                names2jid[attr["name"].lower()] = jid_s
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+
+            if _jid.node:
+                nodes2jid[_jid.node.lower()] = jid_s
 
         def expand_jid(jid):
             _jid = jid.lower()
@@ -356,16 +361,21 @@ class CommandBase(object):
     def run(self):
         try:
             if self.args.profile:
-                self.host.connect_profile(self.connected)
+                connect_profile = self.host.connect_profile
         except AttributeError:
             # the command doesn't need to connect profile
             pass
+        else:
+            connect_profile(self.connected)
+
         try:
             if self.args.progress:
-                self.host.watch_progress()
+                watch_progress = self.host.watch_progress
         except AttributeError:
             # the command doesn't use progress bar
             pass
+        else:
+            watch_progress()
 
     def connected(self):
         if not self.need_loop: