diff --git a/src/modem.c b/src/modem.c
index 03a63df..46de3bc 100644
--- a/src/modem.c
+++ b/src/modem.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static int _is_number(char const * number)
 }
 
 
-/* modem_call_queue */
+/* modem_call_do */
 static int _modem_call_do(GSM * gsm, char const * command)
 {
 	GSMCommand * gsmc;
@@ -837,8 +837,8 @@ static int _modem_call_do(GSM * gsm, char const * command)
 		return 1;
 	gsm_command_set_priority(gsmc, GSM_PRIORITY_HIGH);
 	gsm_command_set_error(gsmc, GSM_ERROR_CALL_FAILED);
-	gsm_command_set_callback(gsmc, NULL);
-	gsm_command_set_timeout(gsmc, 30000);
+	gsm_command_set_callback(gsmc, NULL); /* XXX check if active? */
+	gsm_command_set_timeout(gsmc, 30000); /* XXX is it really necessary? */
 	if(gsm_queue_command(gsm, gsmc) == 0)
 		return 0;
 	gsm_command_delete(gsmc);
diff --git a/src/phone.c b/src/phone.c
index 3a6828d..ec6f9b4 100644
--- a/src/phone.c
+++ b/src/phone.c
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ void phone_messages_call_selected(Phone * phone)
 	if(number == NULL)
 		return;
 	gsm_call(phone->gsm, GSM_CALL_TYPE_VOICE, number);
+	phone_show_call(phone, TRUE, PHONE_CALL_OUTGOING, " ", number);
 	g_free(number);
 }
 
@@ -903,6 +904,7 @@ void phone_read_call(Phone * phone)
 	if((number = gtk_label_get_text(GTK_LABEL(phone->re_number))) == NULL)
 		return;
 	gsm_call(phone->gsm, GSM_CALL_TYPE_VOICE, number);
+	phone_show_call(phone, TRUE, PHONE_CALL_OUTGOING, " ", number);
 }