diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
index 68f4c15..55c9200 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_statusbar.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ update() {
 	if pgrep -f sxmo_modemcall.sh; then
 		NOWS="$(date +"%s")"
 		CALLSTARTS="$(date +"%s" -d "$(
-			grep call_start ~/.config/sxmo/modem/modemlog.tsv |
+			grep -aE 'call_start|call_pickup' "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/sxmo/modem/modemlog.tsv |
 			tail -n1 |
 			cut -f1
 		)")"
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
index a31aadb..d3bb283 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fatalerr() {
 	mmcli -m "$(mmcli -L | grep -oE 'Modem\/([0-9]+)' | cut -d'/' -f2)" --voice-hangup-all
 	alsactl --file /usr/share/sxmo/alsa/default_alsa_sound.conf restore
 	notify-send "$1"
-	setsid -f sh -c 'sleep 2; smxo_statusbarupdate.sh'
+	setsid -f sh -c 'sleep 2; sxmo_statusbarupdate.sh'
 	kill -9 0
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/notifications/sxmo_notificationmonitor.sh b/scripts/notifications/sxmo_notificationmonitor.sh
index d38e1ec..ec37204 100755
--- a/scripts/notifications/sxmo_notificationmonitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/notifications/sxmo_notificationmonitor.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ handlenewnotiffile(){
 
 	if [ "$(wc -l "$NOTIFFILE" | cut -d' ' -f1)" -lt 3 ]; then
 		echo "Invalid notification file $NOTIFFILE found (<3 lines -- see notif spec in sxmo_notifwrite.sh), deleting!" >&2
-		rm "$NOTIFFILE"
+		rm -f "$NOTIFFILE"
 	else
 		sxmo_setpineled green 1;
 		notificationhook &
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ handlenewnotiffile(){
 		NOTIFMSG="$(tail -n+3 "$NOTIFFILE" | cut -c1-70)"
 
 		if dunstify --action="2,open" "$NOTIFMSG" | grep 2; then
-			eval "$NOTIFACTION"
+			setsid -f sh -c "$NOTIFACTION" &
 		elif [ -e "$NOTIFWATCHFILE" ]; then
-			inotifywait "$NOTIFWATCHFILE" && rm -f "$NOTIFFILE" &
+			(inotifywait "$NOTIFWATCHFILE" && rm -f "$NOTIFFILE") &
 		fi
 	fi
 }
@@ -48,24 +48,19 @@ recreateexistingnotifs() {
 
 monitorforaddordelnotifs() {
 	while true; do
+		find "$NOTIFDIR"/ -type f -mindepth 1 | read -r || sxmo_setpineled green 0
 		inotifywait -e create,attrib,moved_to,delete,delete_self,moved_from "$NOTIFDIR"/ | (
 			INOTIFYOUTPUT="$(cat)"
 			INOTIFYEVENTTYPE="$(echo "$INOTIFYOUTPUT" | cut -d" " -f2)"
-			case "$INOTIFYEVENTTYPE" in
-				"CREATE"|"MOVED_TO","ATTRIB")
-					NOTIFFILE="$NOTIFDIR/$(echo "$INOTIFYOUTPUT" | cut -d" " -f3)"
-					handlenewnotiffile "$NOTIFFILE"
-					;;
-				"DELETE"|"DELETE_SELF"|"MOVED_FROM")
-					# E.g. if no more notifications unset LED
-					find "$NOTIFDIR"/ -type f -mindepth 1 | read -r || sxmo_setpineled green 0
-					;;
-			esac
+			echo "$INOTIFYEVENTTYPE" | grep -E "CREATE|MOVED_TO|ATTRIB" || continue
+			NOTIFFILE="$NOTIFDIR/$(echo "$INOTIFYOUTPUT" | cut -d" " -f3)"
+			handlenewnotiffile "$NOTIFFILE"
 		) & wait
 	done
 }
 
 pgrep -f "$(command -v sxmo_notificationmonitor.sh)" | grep -Ev "^${$}$" | xargs kill
+rm -f $NOTIFDIR/incomingcall
 sxmo_setpineled green 0
 recreateexistingnotifs
 monitorforaddordelnotifs
diff --git a/scripts/notifications/sxmo_notificationsmenu.sh b/scripts/notifications/sxmo_notificationsmenu.sh
index 722030b..d98c4d5 100755
--- a/scripts/notifications/sxmo_notificationsmenu.sh
+++ b/scripts/notifications/sxmo_notificationsmenu.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ notificationmenu() {
 
 	PICKEDNOTIFFILE="$(echo "$CHOICES" | grep "$PICKEDCONTENT" | cut -d^ -f2 | tr -d ' ')"
 	NOTIFACTION="$(head -n1 "$PICKEDNOTIFFILE")"
-	eval "$NOTIFACTION" &
+	setsid -f sh -c "$NOTIFACTION" &
 	rm "$PICKEDNOTIFFILE"
 }