diff --git a/aqt/browser.py b/aqt/browser.py
index 5aee017e1..5b092d215 100644
--- a/aqt/browser.py
+++ b/aqt/browser.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class Browser(QMainWindow):
 
     def __init__(self, mw):
         QMainWindow.__init__(self, mw)
-        #applyStyles(self)
+        applyStyles(self)
         self.mw = mw
         self.col = self.mw.col
         self.currentRow = None
diff --git a/aqt/main.py b/aqt/main.py
index 2db83a109..e4fa8d406 100755
--- a/aqt/main.py
+++ b/aqt/main.py
@@ -518,8 +518,7 @@ Debug info:\n%s""") % traceback.format_exc(), help="DeckErrors")
         self.form.statusbar.showMessage(text, timeout)
 
     def setupStyle(self):
-        print "applystyles"
-        #applyStyles(self)
+        applyStyles(self)
 
     # Key handling
     ##########################################################################
@@ -941,15 +940,4 @@ they will be lost. Are you sure you want to continue?"""))
     def setupProxy(self):
         print "proxy"
         return
-        import urllib2
-        if self.pm.profile['proxyHost']:
-            proxy = "http://"
-            if self.pm.profile['proxyUser']:
-                proxy += (self.pm.profile['proxyUser'] + ":" +
-                          self.pm.profile['proxyPass'] + "@")
-            proxy += (self.pm.profile['proxyHost'] + ":" +
-                      str(self.pm.profile['proxyPort']))
-            os.environ["http_proxy"] = proxy
-            proxy_handler = urllib2.ProxyHandler()
-            opener = urllib2.build_opener(proxy_handler)
-            urllib2.install_opener(opener)
+        # need to bundle socksipy and install a default socket handler
diff --git a/aqt/utils.py b/aqt/utils.py
index 582838742..f11eef87b 100644
--- a/aqt/utils.py
+++ b/aqt/utils.py
@@ -310,12 +310,9 @@ def mungeQA(txt):
     return txt
 
 def applyStyles(widget):
-    try:
-        styleFile = open(os.path.join(aqt.mw.pm.profile.confDir,
-                                      "style.css"))
-        widget.setStyleSheet(styleFile.read())
-    except (IOError, OSError):
-        pass
+    p = os.path.join(aqt.mw.pm.base, "style.css")
+    if os.path.exists(p):
+        widget.setStyleSheet(open(p).read())
 
 def getBase(col):
     base = None