diff --git a/qml/main.qml b/qml/main.qml
index b654309..b9cf58e 100644
--- a/qml/main.qml
+++ b/qml/main.qml
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                                 onAccepted: spectralController.createRoom(currentConnection, addRoomDialogNameTextField.text, addRoomDialogTopicTextField.text)
                             }
                         }
+
                         MenuItem {
                             text: "Join Room"
 
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                                     placeholderText: "@bot:matrix.org"
                                 }
 
-                                onAccepted: currentConnection.createDirectChat(directChatDialogTextField.text)
+                                onAccepted: spectralController.createDirectChat(currentConnection, directChatDialogTextField.text)
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index bc78649..dbb1934 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "events/roommessageevent.h"
 
 #include "csapi/joining.h"
+#include "csapi/logout.h"
 
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QFile>
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ void Controller::loginWithCredentials(QString serverAddr, QString user,
     });
     connect(m_connection, &Connection::loginError,
             [=](QString error, QByteArray detail) {
-              emit errorOccured("Login", error);
+              emit errorOccured("Login Failed", error);
             });
   }
 }
@@ -89,7 +90,15 @@ void Controller::logout(Connection* conn) {
   SettingsGroup("Accounts").remove(conn->userId());
   QFile(accessTokenFileName(AccountSettings(conn->userId()))).remove();
 
-  conn->logout();
+  auto job = conn->callApi<LogoutJob>();
+  connect(job, &LogoutJob::finished, conn, [=] {
+    conn->stopSync();
+    emit conn->stateChanged();
+    emit conn->loggedOut();
+  });
+  connect(job, &LogoutJob::failure, this, [=] {
+    emit errorOccured("Server-side Logout Failed", job->errorString());
+  });
 }
 
 void Controller::addConnection(Connection* c) {
@@ -172,18 +181,26 @@ bool Controller::saveAccessToken(const AccountSettings& account,
 
 void Controller::joinRoom(Connection* c, const QString& alias) {
   JoinRoomJob* joinRoomJob = c->joinRoom(alias);
-  setBusy(true);
-  joinRoomJob->connect(joinRoomJob, &JoinRoomJob::finished,
-                       [=] { setBusy(false); });
+  joinRoomJob->connect(joinRoomJob, &JoinRoomJob::failure, [=] {
+    emit errorOccured("Join Room Failed", joinRoomJob->errorString());
+  });
 }
 
 void Controller::createRoom(Connection* c, const QString& name,
                             const QString& topic) {
   CreateRoomJob* createRoomJob =
       c->createRoom(Connection::PublishRoom, "", name, topic, QStringList());
-  setBusy(true);
-  createRoomJob->connect(createRoomJob, &CreateRoomJob::finished,
-                         [=] { setBusy(false); });
+  createRoomJob->connect(createRoomJob, &CreateRoomJob::failure, [=] {
+    emit errorOccured("Create Room Failed", createRoomJob->errorString());
+  });
+}
+
+void Controller::createDirectChat(Connection* c, const QString& userID) {
+  CreateRoomJob* createRoomJob = c->createDirectChat(userID);
+  createRoomJob->connect(createRoomJob, &CreateRoomJob::failure, [=] {
+    emit errorOccured("Create Direct Chat Failed",
+                      createRoomJob->errorString());
+  });
 }
 
 void Controller::copyToClipboard(const QString& text) {
diff --git a/src/controller.h b/src/controller.h
index e7df9ba..35d964f 100644
--- a/src/controller.h
+++ b/src/controller.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ using namespace QMatrixClient;
 
 class Controller : public QObject {
   Q_OBJECT
-
-  Q_PROPERTY(bool busy READ busy WRITE setBusy NOTIFY busyChanged)
   Q_PROPERTY(int accountCount READ accountCount NOTIFY connectionAdded NOTIFY
                  connectionDropped)
 
@@ -34,14 +32,6 @@ class Controller : public QObject {
   void dropConnection(Connection* c);
 
   // All the Q_PROPERTYs.
-  bool busy() { return m_busy; }
-  void setBusy(bool value) {
-    if (value != m_busy) {
-      m_busy = value;
-      emit busyChanged();
-    }
-  }
-
   int accountCount() { return m_connections.count(); }
 
   Q_INVOKABLE QColor color(QString userId);
@@ -53,8 +43,6 @@ class Controller : public QObject {
   QMenu* trayMenu = new QMenu();
   QVector<Connection*> m_connections;
 
-  bool m_busy = false;
-
   QByteArray loadAccessToken(const AccountSettings& account);
   bool saveAccessToken(const AccountSettings& account,
                        const QByteArray& accessToken);
@@ -77,6 +65,7 @@ class Controller : public QObject {
   void logout(Connection* conn);
   void joinRoom(Connection* c, const QString& alias);
   void createRoom(Connection* c, const QString& name, const QString& topic);
+  void createDirectChat(Connection* c, const QString& userID);
   void copyToClipboard(const QString& text);
   void playAudio(QUrl localFile);
   void showMessage(const QString& title, const QString& msg, const QIcon& icon);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 189e186..1081040 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
 
-  qRegisterMetaType<SpectralRoom *>("SpectralRoom*");
-  qRegisterMetaType<User *>("User*");
-  qRegisterMetaType<MessageEventType>("MessageEventType");
-  qRegisterMetaType<SpectralRoom *>("SpectralRoom");
-
   qmlRegisterType<ImageItem>("Spectral", 0, 1, "ImageItem");
   qmlRegisterType<Controller>("Spectral", 0, 1, "Controller");
   qmlRegisterType<AccountListModel>("Spectral", 0, 1, "AccountListModel");
@@ -48,6 +43,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                                "RoomMessageEvent", "ENUM");
   qmlRegisterUncreatableType<RoomType>("Spectral", 0, 1, "RoomType", "ENUM");
 
+  qRegisterMetaType<User *>("User*");
+  qRegisterMetaType<MessageEventType>("MessageEventType");
+  qRegisterMetaType<SpectralRoom *>("SpectralRoom");
+
   QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
 
   engine.addImportPath("qrc:/imports");