diff --git a/exciting_handler.py b/exciting_handler.py
index c21a89d..66aee6a 100755
--- a/exciting_handler.py
+++ b/exciting_handler.py
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.custom_command_active = False
         self.dft_installation_folder = self.find_engine_folder()
         self.scf_options = convert_to_ordered(
-            {'do': 'fromscratch', 'nempty': '5', 'gmaxvr': '12.0', 'rgkmax': '5.0', 'ngridk': '5 5 5',
-             'frozencore': 'false', 'xctype': 'GGA_PBE'})
+            {'do': 'fromscratch', 'nempty': '5', 'gmaxvr': '12.0', 'rgkmax': '5.0', 'ngridk': '5 5 5', 'xctype': 'GGA_PBE'})
         self.scf_options_tooltip = {'do': """Decides if the ground state is calculated starting from scratch, using the densities from file, or if its calculation is skipped and only the associated input parameters are read in.
 Type: 	choose from:
 fromscratch
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 28079bd..b8f150a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 import psutil
+import os
+import warnings
+from pathlib import Path
 
 if not sys.getfilesystemencoding():
     sys.getfilesystemencoding = lambda: 'UTF-8'
-import os
 import numpy as np
-import warnings
 import datetime
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
@@ -20,8 +21,10 @@
 
 if DEBUG:
     warnings.simplefilter('always', UserWarning)
+    warnings.simplefilter('always', RuntimeWarning)
 else:
     warnings.simplefilter('ignore', UserWarning)
+    warnings.simplefilter('ignore', RuntimeWarning)
 
 os.environ['ETS_TOOLKIT'] = 'qt4'
 
@@ -978,6 +981,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent, options, title='', tooltips={}, checkbuttons=[], butt
             button = QtGui.QPushButton(text)
             button.clicked.connect(function)
             button.setFixedHeight(30)
+            button.setFixedWidth(150)
             self.buttons.append(button)
             self.layout.addWidget(button, counter // self.widgets_per_line, counter % self.widgets_per_line)
             counter += 1
@@ -994,6 +998,7 @@ def make_option_entries(self):
             self.entry_dict[option_key] = entry
             counter += 1
 
+
     def read_all_entries(self):
         for key, entry in self.entry_dict.items():
             self.options[key] = entry.get_text()
@@ -1279,8 +1284,8 @@ def show_stacktrace_in_error_dialog(self):
         self.execute_error_dialog.showMessage(error_message)
 
     def show_status_bar_message(self,tasks):
-        time = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-        msg = 'Calculation with tasks: '+', '.join(tasks)+' stated at '+time
+        time = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
+        msg = 'Calculation with tasks: '+', '.join(tasks)+' stated on '+time
         self.parent.status_bar.showMessage(msg)
 
 class ScfWindow(QtGui.QWidget):
@@ -2869,7 +2874,7 @@ def make_new_project(self):
             esc_handler.project_directory = self.project_directory
             self.initialize_project()
             self.configure_buttons()
-            self.recent_projects.appendleft(self.project_directory)
+            self.recent_projects.appendleft(Path(self.project_directory))
 
     def initialize_project(self):
         self.project_properties.update(
@@ -2942,7 +2947,7 @@ def load_project(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 self.tabWidget.currentWidget().do_select_event()
                 self.setWindowTitle("OpenDFT - " + self.project_directory)
                 self.project_loaded = True
-                self.recent_projects.appendleft(self.project_directory)
+                self.recent_projects.appendleft(Path(self.project_directory))
                 self.configure_buttons()
         elif not folder_name:
             return
@@ -3147,9 +3152,9 @@ def update_file_menu(self):
             recent_projects_menu = self.file_menu.addMenu('Recent projects')
 
             for recent_project in self.recent_projects:
-                if recent_project != self.project_directory:
-                    action = QtGui.QAction(recent_project, self)
-                    action.triggered.connect(lambda a,x=recent_project: self.load_project(folder_name=x))
+                if str(recent_project) != self.project_directory:
+                    action = QtGui.QAction(str(recent_project), self)
+                    action.triggered.connect(lambda a,x=str(recent_project): self.load_project(folder_name=x))
                     recent_projects_menu.addAction(action)
 
         self.save_project_action = QtGui.QAction("Save project", self)