diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 6e267aa2..02e2f79d 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -130,14 +130,7 @@ ipc.on('reloadCurrentService', function(e) {
 	var tab = Ext.cq1('app-main').getActiveTab();
 	if ( tab.id !== 'ramboxTab' ) tab.reloadService();
 });
-// Toggle Status Bar
-ipc.on('toggleStatusBar', function() {
-	var tab = Ext.cq1('app-main').getActiveTab();
 
-	if ( tab.id !== 'ramboxTab' ) {
-		tab.down('statusbar').closed ? tab.setStatusBar(tab.record.get('statusbar')) : tab.closeStatusBar();
-	}
-});
 // Focus the current service when Alt + Tab or click in webviews textfields
 window.addEventListener('focus', function() {
 	if(Ext.cq1("app-main")) Ext.cq1("app-main").getActiveTab().down('component').el.dom.focus();
diff --git a/app/view/add/Add.js b/app/view/add/Add.js
index bcebd385..8a480a46 100644
--- a/app/view/add/Add.js
+++ b/app/view/add/Add.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Ext.define('Rambox.view.add.Add',{
 										 xtype: 'checkbox'
 										,boxLabel: 'Always display Status Bar'
 										,name: 'statusbar'
-										,checked: me.edit ? me.record.get('statusbar') : true
+										,checked: me.edit ? me.record.get('statusbar') : false
 										,uncheckedValue: false
 										,inputValue: true
 									}
diff --git a/electron/menu.js b/electron/menu.js
index f5de3827..e807ba26 100644
--- a/electron/menu.js
+++ b/electron/menu.js
@@ -163,15 +163,6 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 				{
 					type: 'separator'
 				},
-				{
-					label: '&Toggle Status Bar',
-					click() {
-						sendAction('toggleStatusBar');
-					}
-				},
-				{
-					type: 'separator'
-				},
 				{
 					role: 'zoomin'
 				},