diff --git a/src/virtManager/connect.py b/src/virtManager/connect.py
index 85cb03b5a..11c4ca3a8 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/connect.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/connect.py
@@ -102,12 +102,15 @@ class vmmConnect(gobject.GObject):
                     readOnly = True
             else:
                 if os.getuid() == 0:
-                    uri = "qemu///system"
+                    # Disabled for now, since the systemwide instance
+                    # has no init script just yet
+                    #uri = "qemu///system"
+                    uri = "qemu:///session"
                 else:
                     uri = "qemu:///session"
         elif remote.get_active():
             if type.get_active() == 0:
-                # XXX fixme
+                # XXX fixme these URIs should switch to the secure libvirtd when its finally written
                 uri = "http://" + self.window.get_widget("remote-host").get_text() + ":" + self.window.get_widget("remote-port").get_text()
             else:
                 uri = "qemu://" + self.window.get_widget("remote-host").get_text() + ":" + self.window.get_widget("remote-port").get_text() + "/system"
diff --git a/src/vncViewer/vnc.py b/src/vncViewer/vnc.py
index aadf6c72e..ad045613b 100755
--- a/src/vncViewer/vnc.py
+++ b/src/vncViewer/vnc.py
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ class GRFBNetworkClient(rfb.RFBNetworkClient, gobject.GObject):
         self.send(pack('>BBHI', 4, down, 0, key))
 
     def update_pointer(self, mask, x, y):
+        if x < 0:
+            x = 0
+        if y < 0:
+            y = 0
         self.send(pack('>BBHH', 5, mask, x, y))
 gobject.type_register(GRFBNetworkClient)