diff --git a/howdy-gtk/src/main.glade b/howdy-gtk/src/main.glade
index 7cb12e76..cab19590 100644
--- a/howdy-gtk/src/main.glade
+++ b/howdy-gtk/src/main.glade
@@ -355,14 +355,11 @@
                 </child>
               </object>
               <packing>
-                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="expand">True</property>
                 <property name="fill">True</property>
                 <property name="position">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
-            <child>
-              <placeholder/>
-            </child>
           </object>
           <packing>
             <property name="position">1</property>
diff --git a/howdy-gtk/src/onboarding.py b/howdy-gtk/src/onboarding.py
index e6a4aa7b..de729915 100644
--- a/howdy-gtk/src/onboarding.py
+++ b/howdy-gtk/src/onboarding.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 		self.builder.connect_signals(self)
 
 		self.window = self.builder.get_object("onboardingwindow")
+		self.slidecontainer = self.builder.get_object("slidecontainer")
 		self.nextbutton = self.builder.get_object("nextbutton")
 
 		self.slides = [
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ def go_next_slide(self, button=None):
 		self.slides[self.window.current_slide].hide()
 		self.slides[self.window.current_slide + 1].show()
 		self.window.current_slide += 1
+		# the shown child may have zero/wrong dimensions
+		self.slidecontainer.queue_resize()
 
 		if self.window.current_slide == 1:
 			self.execute_slide1()
@@ -119,10 +122,10 @@ def is_gray(frame):
 		except Exception:
 			self.show_error(_("Error while importing OpenCV2"), _("Try reinstalling cv2"))
 
-		device_ids = os.listdir("/dev/v4l/by-path")
 		device_rows = []
-
-		if not device_ids:
+		try:
+			device_ids = os.listdir("/dev/v4l/by-path")
+		except Exception:
 			self.show_error(_("No webcams found on system"), _("Please configure your camera yourself if you are sure a compatible camera is connected"))
 
 		# Loop though all devices
diff --git a/howdy-gtk/src/tab_models.py b/howdy-gtk/src/tab_models.py
index 01dcf21d..9e5c315f 100644
--- a/howdy-gtk/src/tab_models.py
+++ b/howdy-gtk/src/tab_models.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def on_user_add(self, button):
 
 
 def on_model_add(self, button):
+	if self.userlist.items == 0:
+		return
 	# Open question dialog
 	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(parent=self, flags=gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, type=gtk.MessageType.QUESTION, buttons=gtk.ButtonsType.OK_CANCEL)
 	dialog.set_title(_("Confirm Model Creation"))
diff --git a/howdy-gtk/src/tab_video.py b/howdy-gtk/src/tab_video.py
index 4f151b2c..e194a152 100644
--- a/howdy-gtk/src/tab_video.py
+++ b/howdy-gtk/src/tab_video.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 def on_page_switch(self, notebook, page, page_num):
 	if page_num == 1:
-		path = "/dev/video1"
 
 		try:
 			self.config = configparser.ConfigParser()
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@ def on_page_switch(self, notebook, page, page_num):
 		except Exception:
 			print(_("Can't open camera"))
 
+		path = self.config.get("video", "device_path")
+
 		try:
 			# if not self.cv2:
 			import cv2
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ def on_page_switch(self, notebook, page, page_num):
 			print(_("Can't import OpenCV2"))
 
 		try:
-			self.capture = cv2.VideoCapture(self.config.get("video", "device_path"))
+			self.capture = cv2.VideoCapture(path)
 		except Exception:
 			print(_("Can't open camera"))
 
diff --git a/howdy/src/autocomplete/howdy.in b/howdy/src/autocomplete/howdy.in
index 38d4fed2..778e5284 100755
--- a/howdy/src/autocomplete/howdy.in
+++ b/howdy/src/autocomplete/howdy.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 _howdy() {
 	local cur prev opts
 	local config_path="@config_path@"
-	source _variables
 	COMPREPLY=()
 	# The argument typed so far
 	cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
diff --git a/howdy/src/cli.py b/howdy/src/cli.py
index 78212cce..f923cb59 100755
--- a/howdy/src/cli.py
+++ b/howdy/src/cli.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Import required modules
 import sys
 import os
+import pwd
 import getpass
 import argparse
 import builtins
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@
 # Try to get the original username (not "root") from shell
 sudo_user = os.environ.get("SUDO_USER")
 doas_user = os.environ.get("DOAS_USER")
+pkexec_uid = os.environ.get("PKEXEC_UID")
+pkexec_user = pwd.getpwuid(int(pkexec_uid))[0] if pkexec_uid else ""
 env_user = getpass.getuser()
-user = next((u for u in [sudo_user, doas_user, env_user] if u), "")
+user = next((u for u in [sudo_user, doas_user, pkexec_user, env_user] if u), "")
 
 # If that fails, error out
 if user == "":