diff --git a/buddy.py b/buddy.py
index 2aa004c..256038f 100644
--- a/buddy.py
+++ b/buddy.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class BuddyList(dict):
 		for number, (status, time) in contacts.iteritems():
 			buddy = self[number]
 			if status is None:
-				buddy.statusMessage = ""
+				buddy.statusMsg = ""
 			else:
 				buddy.statusMsg = utils.softToUni(status)
 			self.updateSpectrum(buddy)
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index e53d7fe..b325922 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ u"""
 import e4u
 import base64
 import hashlib
+import base64
 
 def ago(secs):
 	periods = [u"second", u"minute", u"hour", u"day", u"week", u"month", u"year", u"decade"]
@@ -50,4 +51,4 @@ def decodePassword(password):
 	return base64.b64decode(bytes(password.encode(u"utf-8")))
 
 def sha1hash(data):
-    return hashlib.sha1(data).hexdigest()
+    return base64.b64encode(hashlib.sha1(data).digest())