diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 52e141991..f73258052 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@
     <string name="error_loading_image">Error loading image (File not found)</string>
     <string name="image_offered_for_download"><i>Image file offered for download</i></string>
     <string name="not_connected">Not Connected</string>
-    <string name="you_are_offline">You have to be online to send %s but your account assoziated with this Conversation is currently offline.</string>
-    <string name="you_are_offline_blank">You can not perform this action while being offline</string>
-    <string name="files">files</string>
     <string name="otr_messages">OTR encrypted messages</string>
     <string name="manage_account">Manage account</string>
     <string name="contact_offline">Your Contact is Offline</string>
@@ -112,6 +109,7 @@
     <string name="restart">Restart</string>
     <string name="install">Install</string>
     <string name="offering">offering&#8230;</string>
+    <string name="waiting">waiting&#8230;</string>
     <string name="no_pgp_key">No OpenPGP Key found</string>
     <string name="contact_has_no_pgp_key">Conversations is unable to encrypt your messages because your contact is not announcing his or hers public key.\n\n<small>Please ask your contact to setup OpenPGP.</small></string>
     <string name="no_pgp_keys">No OpenPGP Keys found</string>
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
index c298a6522..1e82fe6aa 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class Message extends AbstractEntity {
 	public static final int STATUS_SEND = 2;
 	public static final int STATUS_SEND_FAILED = 3;
 	public static final int STATUS_SEND_REJECTED = 4;
+	public static final int STATUS_WAITING = 5;
 	public static final int STATUS_OFFERED = 6;
 	public static final int STATUS_SEND_RECEIVED = 7;
 	public static final int STATUS_SEND_DISPLAYED = 8;
@@ -200,7 +201,11 @@ public class Message extends AbstractEntity {
 	}
 
 	public void setPresence(String presence) {
-		this.counterpart = this.counterpart.split("/")[0] + "/" + presence;
+		if (presence == null) {
+			this.counterpart = this.counterpart.split("/")[0];
+		} else {
+			this.counterpart = this.counterpart.split("/")[0] + "/" + presence;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public String getPresence() {
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index 44964c7c2..154b317e5 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 			Conversation conversation = findActiveConversation(contact);
 			if (conversation != null) {
 				conversation.endOtrIfNeeded();
-				if (online&&(contact.getPresences().size() == 1)) {
+				if (online && (contact.getPresences().size() == 1)) {
 					sendUnsendMessages(conversation);
 				}
 			}
@@ -653,17 +653,19 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 				mJingleConnectionManager.createNewConnection(message);
 			} else {
 				if (message.getEncryption() == Message.ENCRYPTION_OTR) {
-					if (!conv.hasValidOtrSession()) {
+					if (!conv.hasValidOtrSession()&&(message.getPresence() != null)) {
 						// starting otr session. messages will be send later
-						conv.startOtrSession(getApplicationContext(), message.getPresence(),
-								true);
-					} else if (conv.getOtrSession().getSessionStatus() == SessionStatus.ENCRYPTED) {
+						conv.startOtrSession(getApplicationContext(),
+								message.getPresence(), true);
+					} else if (conv.hasValidOtrSession() && conv.getOtrSession().getSessionStatus() == SessionStatus.ENCRYPTED) {
 						// otr session aleary exists, creating message packet
 						// accordingly
 						packet = prepareMessagePacket(account, message,
 								conv.getOtrSession());
 						send = true;
 						message.setStatus(Message.STATUS_SEND);
+					}  else if (message.getPresence() == null) {
+						message.setStatus(Message.STATUS_WAITING);
 					}
 					saveInDb = true;
 					addToConversation = true;
@@ -700,10 +702,15 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 				message.setBody(decryptedBody);
 				addToConversation = true;
 			} else if (message.getEncryption() == Message.ENCRYPTION_OTR) {
-				if (!conv.hasValidOtrSession()) {
-					conv.startOtrSession(getApplicationContext(), message.getPresence(),false);
+				if (conv.hasValidOtrSession()) {
+					message.setPresence(conv.getOtrSession().getSessionID()
+							.getUserID());
+				} else if (!conv.hasValidOtrSession() && message.getPresence() != null) {
+					conv.startOtrSession(getApplicationContext(),
+							message.getPresence(), false);
+				} else if (message.getPresence() == null) {
+					message.setStatus(Message.STATUS_WAITING);
 				}
-				message.setPresence(conv.getOtrSession().getSessionID().getUserID());
 				saveInDb = true;
 				addToConversation = true;
 			} else {
@@ -729,7 +736,9 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 
 	private void sendUnsendMessages(Conversation conversation) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < conversation.getMessages().size(); ++i) {
-			if (conversation.getMessages().get(i).getStatus() == Message.STATUS_UNSEND) {
+			int status = conversation.getMessages().get(i).getStatus();
+			if ((status == Message.STATUS_UNSEND)
+					|| (status == Message.STATUS_WAITING)) {
 				resendMessage(conversation.getMessages().get(i));
 			}
 		}
@@ -756,14 +765,19 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 				packet.addChild("x", "jabber:x:encrypted").setContent(
 						message.getBody());
 			} else if (message.getEncryption() == Message.ENCRYPTION_OTR) {
-				Presences presences = message.getConversation().getContact().getPresences();
+				Presences presences = message.getConversation().getContact()
+						.getPresences();
 				if (!message.getConversation().hasValidOtrSession()) {
-					if ((message.getPresence() != null)&&(presences.has(message.getPresence()))) {
-						message.getConversation().startOtrSession(getApplicationContext(), message.getPresence(), true);
+					if ((message.getPresence() != null)
+							&& (presences.has(message.getPresence()))) {
+						message.getConversation().startOtrSession(
+								getApplicationContext(), message.getPresence(),
+								true);
 					} else {
 						if (presences.size() == 1) {
 							String presence = presences.asStringArray()[0];
-							message.getConversation().startOtrSession(getApplicationContext(), presence, true);
+							message.getConversation().startOtrSession(
+									getApplicationContext(), presence, true);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -774,6 +788,7 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 			}
 		} else if (message.getType() == Message.TYPE_IMAGE) {
 			// TODO: send images
+
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1194,10 +1209,12 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 		Account account = conversation.getAccount();
 		List<Message> messages = conversation.getMessages();
 		Session otrSession = conversation.getOtrSession();
-		Log.d(LOGTAG,account.getJid()+" otr session established with "+conversation.getContactJid()+"/"+otrSession.getSessionID().getUserID());
+		Log.d(LOGTAG, account.getJid() + " otr session established with "
+				+ conversation.getContactJid() + "/"
+				+ otrSession.getSessionID().getUserID());
 		for (int i = 0; i < messages.size(); ++i) {
 			Message msg = messages.get(i);
-			if ((msg.getStatus() == Message.STATUS_UNSEND)
+			if ((msg.getStatus() == Message.STATUS_UNSEND || msg.getStatus() == Message.STATUS_WAITING)
 					&& (msg.getEncryption() == Message.ENCRYPTION_OTR)) {
 				MessagePacket outPacket = prepareMessagePacket(account, msg,
 						otrSession);
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
index 995568903..06efff4b9 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends XmppActivity {
 				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
 			}
-		}, "file");
+		});
 	}
 
 	private void attachFile(final int attachmentChoice) {
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends XmppActivity {
 	}
 
 	public void selectPresence(final Conversation conversation,
-			final OnPresenceSelected listener, String reason) {
+			final OnPresenceSelected listener) {
 		Contact contact = conversation.getContact();
 		if (contact == null) {
 			showAddToRosterDialog(conversation);
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index 5d7e9f94d..1939ae727 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends Fragment {
 					}
 				}
 				switch (message.getStatus()) {
+				case Message.STATUS_WAITING:
+					info = getString(R.string.waiting);
+					break;
 				case Message.STATUS_UNSEND:
 					info = getString(R.string.sending);
 					break;
@@ -883,7 +886,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends Fragment {
 	}
 
 	protected void sendOtrMessage(final Message message) {
-		ConversationActivity activity = (ConversationActivity) getActivity();
+		final ConversationActivity activity = (ConversationActivity) getActivity();
 		final XmppConnectionService xmppService = activity.xmppConnectionService;
 		if (conversation.hasValidOtrSession()) {
 			activity.xmppConnectionService.sendMessage(message);
@@ -896,6 +899,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends Fragment {
 						public void onPresenceSelected(boolean success,
 								String presence) {
 							if (success) {
+								Log.d("xmppService","selected presence "+presence);
 								message.setPresence(presence);
 								xmppService.sendMessage(message);
 								messageSent();
@@ -908,7 +912,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends Fragment {
 							xmppService.sendMessage(message);
 							messageSent();
 						}
-					}, "otr");
+					});
 		}
 	}