diff --git a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/config/preferencesdialog.c b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/config/preferencesdialog.c
index b4295eea0cf46b6452e7d481e69d67dbd84cbb3a..2302202db520bd7a162852bb204d17008de66acd 100644
--- a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/config/preferencesdialog.c
+++ b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/config/preferencesdialog.c
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ void showstatusicon_cb (GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data) {
 
   currentstatus ?       show_status_icon () : hide_status_icon ();
 
-  // Update through D-Bus
-  dbus_enable_status_icon (currentstatus ? "true" : "false");
+	// Update through D-Bus
+	eel_gconf_set_integer (SHOW_STATUSICON, currentstatus);
 }
 
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ create_general_settings ()
 {
 
   GtkWidget *ret, *notifAll, *trayItem, *frame, *checkBoxWidget, *label, *table;
-  gboolean statusicon = FALSE;
+  gboolean statusicon;
 
   // Load history configuration
   history_load_configuration ();
@@ -172,10 +172,8 @@ create_general_settings ()
       1);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX(ret), frame, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
-  if (g_strcasecmp (dbus_is_status_icon_enabled (), "true") == 0)
-      statusicon = TRUE;
-  else
-    statusicon = FALSE;
+  // Whether or not displaying an icon in the system tray
+  statusicon = eel_gconf_get_integer (SHOW_STATUSICON);
 
   showstatusicon = gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic (
       _("Show SFLphone in the system tray"));
diff --git a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/dbus/dbus.c b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/dbus/dbus.c
index a14d089e5a70f3b058ed2f69251232482b33316c..a953d06141c3b56df0a419cb5ee5f2acefc8dbd3 100644
--- a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/dbus/dbus.c
+++ b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/dbus/dbus.c
@@ -2615,32 +2615,3 @@ dbus_set_shortcuts(GHashTable * shortcuts)
     }
 }
 
-
-void dbus_enable_status_icon (const gchar *value) {
-
-       GError *error = NULL;
-
-       org_sflphone_SFLphone_ConfigurationManager_enable_status_icon (configurationManagerProxy, value, &error);
-
-       if (error != NULL) {
-           ERROR ("Failed to call enable_status_icon on ConfigurationManager: %s",
-           error->message);
-           g_error_free (error);
-       }
-}
-
-gchar* dbus_is_status_icon_enabled (void) {
-
-       GError *error = NULL;
-       gchar *value = NULL;
-
-       org_sflphone_SFLphone_ConfigurationManager_is_status_icon_enabled (configurationManagerProxy, &value, &error);
-
-       if (error != NULL) {
-           ERROR ("Failed to call is_status_icon_enabled on ConfigurationManager: %s",
-           error->message);
-           g_error_free (error);
-       }
-       return value;
-}
-
diff --git a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/dbus/dbus.h b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/dbus/dbus.h
index 2ebdceae5e59f16e9c9616bc5eed604607a89d5f..5c81b6a9b1684dc49fc34ef1903c8859d92c2a5e 100644
--- a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/dbus/dbus.h
+++ b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/dbus/dbus.h
@@ -615,7 +615,4 @@ void dbus_set_window_position_y (const guint posy);
 GHashTable* dbus_get_shortcuts(void);
 void dbus_set_shortcuts(GHashTable * shortcuts);
 
-void dbus_enable_status_icon (const gchar*);
-gchar* dbus_is_status_icon_enabled (void);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/main.c b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/main.c
index 6ab9d8c8329698041ee2e5b4144393ec7ae11d87..f534eda00d716f49df75a763d1bab837edfeb797 100644
--- a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/main.c
+++ b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/main.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   // Handle logging
   int i;
-  gboolean statusicon = FALSE;
 
   // Startup logging
   startup_logging ();
@@ -117,13 +116,12 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   if (sflphone_init ())
     {
 
-      if (g_strcasecmp (dbus_is_status_icon_enabled (), "true") == 0)
-          statusicon = TRUE;
+      if (eel_gconf_get_integer (SHOW_STATUSICON))
+		  show_status_icon ();
 
-      if (statusicon)                   show_status_icon ();
       create_main_window ();
 
-      if (statusicon && dbus_is_start_hidden ())
+      if (eel_gconf_get_integer (SHOW_STATUSICON) && dbus_is_start_hidden ())
         {
           gtk_widget_hide (GTK_WIDGET( get_main_window() ));
           set_minimized (TRUE);
diff --git a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/mainwindow.c b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/mainwindow.c
index 147526c143a913fef4e7cfa32a02fe231ec5591d..cf3ca817572c8c3fb16dfeaa2846c31a24459755 100644
--- a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/mainwindow.c
+++ b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/mainwindow.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static gboolean window_configure_cb (GtkWidget *win, GdkEventConfigure *event) {
 on_delete (GtkWidget * widget UNUSED, gpointer data UNUSED)
 {
 
-	if (g_strcasecmp (dbus_is_status_icon_enabled (), "true") == 0) {
+	if (eel_gconf_get_integer (SHOW_STATUSICON)) {
 		gtk_widget_hide (GTK_WIDGET( get_main_window() ));
 		set_minimized (TRUE);
 	}
diff --git a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/sflphone_const.h b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/sflphone_const.h
index c675713d2a88128d574abf277b83b3a6f5b444cb..58fb9f76750a8889489ea57b6eb67010ea0e2d8b 100644
--- a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/sflphone_const.h
+++ b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/sflphone_const.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ log4c_category_t* log4c_sfl_gtk_category;
 /** Show/Hide the dialpad */
 #define CONF_SHOW_DIALPAD			CONF_PREFIX "/state/dialpad"	
 #define SHOW_VOLUME_CONTROLS		CONF_PREFIX "/state/volume_controls"	
+#define SHOW_STATUSICON				CONF_PREFIX "/state/statusicon"	
 #define NOTIFY_ALL					CONF_PREFIX "/state/notify_all"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/uimanager.c b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/uimanager.c
index d5ed013e54934dab092e5ac5b942a278342ad77c..1b185e2d80b74b5f78b41e30bb4c6addb73acb94 100644
--- a/sflphone-client-gnome/src/uimanager.c
+++ b/sflphone-client-gnome/src/uimanager.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void
 call_minimize(void * foo UNUSED)
 {
 
-    if (g_strcasecmp (dbus_is_status_icon_enabled (), "true") == 0) {
+	if (eel_gconf_get_integer (SHOW_STATUSICON)) {
         gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET( get_main_window() ));
         set_minimized(TRUE);
     }