diff --git a/herbstluftwm/hl_panel_content.py b/herbstluftwm/hl_panel_content.py
index d4dc2d2..0addee7 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/hl_panel_content.py
+++ b/herbstluftwm/hl_panel_content.py
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ def vpn():
                         return tmp;
 
 def ip():
-    with open(hl_utils.hlpath(IP_LOG)) as f:
-        tmp = f.read()
-        if len(tmp) > 20:
-            tmp = hl_utils.color_panel("Public IP: IP6 ",GREEN)
-        tmp = ' '+tmp
-        return tmp;
+    try:
+        with open(hl_utils.hlpath(IP_LOG)) as f:
+            tmp = f.read()
+            if "[" in tmp:
+                tmp = hl_utils.color_panel("Public IP: IP6 ",GREEN)
+            tmp = ' '+tmp
+            return tmp;
+    except Exception:
+        return hl_utils.color_panel("Public IP: No Data",YELLOW)
 
 def battery():
         if hl_utils.is_laptop():
@@ -68,8 +71,8 @@ def bcw():
         try:
             with open(hl_utils.hlpath(BC_WORD_LOG),'r') as f:
                     tmp = int(f.read())
-                    string = "{} of 6000 words".format(tmp)
-                    return hl_utils.color_panel(string,hl_utils.get_color(tmp,0,6000,reverse=False))
+                    string = "{} words".format(tmp)
+                    return hl_utils.color_panel(string,hl_utils.get_color(tmp,0,12000,reverse=False))
         except:
                 return ""
 def bwp():
diff --git a/herbstluftwm/hl_status_deamon.py b/herbstluftwm/hl_status_deamon.py
index f6d4c40..f1c817f 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/hl_status_deamon.py
+++ b/herbstluftwm/hl_status_deamon.py
@@ -172,30 +172,34 @@ def pr_acct_status():
                         f.write(out)
 
 def bc_words():
+        try:
             with open(hl_utils.hlpath(BC_WORD_LOG),'w') as g:
-                        tmp = hl_utils.shexec("wc -w {}".format(hl_utils.hlpath(".bctext",use_hostname=False)))
-                        tmp = tmp.split()[0]
-                        g.write(tmp)
+                tmp = len(hl_utils.shexec("pdftotext {} -".format(\
+                            hl_utils.hlpath(".bcpdf",use_hostname=False))).split(" "))
+                g.write(str(tmp))
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            pass
+
 def bc_pages():
-    hl_utils.shexec("pandoc {} -o {}".format(\
-                    hl_utils.hlpath(".bctext",use_hostname=False),\
-                    hl_utils.hlpath("test.pdf",use_hostname=False)))
-    arr = hl_utils.shexec("pdftk {} dump_data".format(\
-                    hl_utils.hlpath("test.pdf",use_hostname=False)))
-    arr = arr.split("\n")
-    lol = "lolcannon"
-    for el in arr:
-        if "NumberOfPages" in el:
-            try:
-                with open(hl_utils.hlpath(BC_PAGE_LOG),'r') as f:
-                    if int(f.read()) == int(el):
-                        break
-            except:
-                pass
-            lol = el
-            break
-    with open(hl_utils.hlpath(BC_PAGE_LOG),"w") as g:
-                   g.write(el.split()[1])
+    try:
+         arr = hl_utils.shexec("pdftk {} dump_data".format(\
+                         hl_utils.hlpath(".bcpdf",use_hostname=False)))
+         arr = arr.split("\n")
+         lol = "lolcannon"
+         for el in arr:
+             if "NumberOfPages" in el:
+                 try:
+                     with open(hl_utils.hlpath(BC_PAGE_LOG),'r') as f:
+                         if int(f.read()) == int(el):
+                             break
+                 except:
+                     pass
+                 lol = el
+                 break
+         with open(hl_utils.hlpath(BC_PAGE_LOG),"w") as g:
+                        g.write(el.split()[1])
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+         pass
 
 def vpn_status():
         if not hl_utils.is_cip():
diff --git a/htop/htoprc b/htop/htoprc
index 72d7adb..17f4cb6 100644
--- a/htop/htoprc
+++ b/htop/htoprc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ show_program_path=1
 highlight_base_name=0
 highlight_megabytes=1
 highlight_threads=1
-tree_view=0
+tree_view=1
 header_margin=1
 detailed_cpu_time=0
 cpu_count_from_zero=0