diff --git a/src/App.cpp b/src/App.cpp
index 8f6ed148..091fbb8a 100644
--- a/src/App.cpp
+++ b/src/App.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ App::App(int argc, char **argv) :
 {
     m_self = this;
 
-    Console::init();
+    m_options = Options::parse(argc, argv);
+
+    Console::init(m_options->colors(), m_options->background());
     Cpu::init();
 
-    m_options = Options::parse(argc, argv);
     m_network = new Network(m_options);
 
     uv_signal_init(uv_default_loop(), &m_signal);
@@ -69,17 +70,17 @@ int App::exec()
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (!CryptoNight::init(m_options->algo(), m_options->algoVariant())) {
-        LOG_ERR("\"%s\" hash self-test failed.", m_options->algoName());
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     uv_signal_start(&m_signal, App::onSignal, SIGHUP);
     uv_signal_start(&m_signal, App::onSignal, SIGTERM);
     uv_signal_start(&m_signal, App::onSignal, SIGINT);
 
     background();
 
+    if (!CryptoNight::init(m_options->algo(), m_options->algoVariant())) {
+        LOG_ERR("\"%s\" hash self-test failed.", m_options->algoName());
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     Mem::allocate(m_options->algo(), m_options->threads(), m_options->doubleHash());
     Summary::print();
 
diff --git a/src/Console.cpp b/src/Console.cpp
index 558c1e8d..8f160760 100644
--- a/src/Console.cpp
+++ b/src/Console.cpp
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
 Console *Console::m_self = nullptr;
 
 
-void Console::init()
+void Console::init(bool colors, bool background)
 {
     if (!m_self) {
-        m_self = new Console();
+        m_self = new Console(colors, background);
     }
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void Console::message(Console::Level level, const char* fmt, ...)
             stime.tm_hour,
             stime.tm_min,
             stime.tm_sec,
-            color,
+            m_colors ? color : "",
             fmt,
             m_colors ? kCL_N : ""
         );
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ void Console::text(const char* fmt, ...)
     const int len = 64 + strlen(fmt) + 2;
     char *buf = static_cast<char *>(alloca(len));
 
-    sprintf(buf, "%s%s\n",
-            fmt,
-            m_colors ? kCL_N : ""
-        );
+    sprintf(buf, "%s%s\n", fmt, m_colors ? kCL_N : "");
 
     uv_mutex_lock(&m_mutex);
 
@@ -137,8 +134,9 @@ void Console::text(const char* fmt, ...)
 }
 
 
-Console::Console() :
-    m_colors(true)
+Console::Console(bool colors, bool background) :
+    m_background(background),
+    m_colors(colors)
 {
     uv_mutex_init(&m_mutex);
 }
diff --git a/src/Console.h b/src/Console.h
index 73e04706..6e74aa46 100644
--- a/src/Console.h
+++ b/src/Console.h
@@ -51,16 +51,17 @@ public:
 #   endif
 
     static inline Console* i() { return m_self; }
-    static void init();
+    static void init(bool colors, bool background);
 
     void message(Level level, const char* fmt, ...);
     void text(const char* fmt, ...);
 
 private:
-    Console();
+    Console(bool colors, bool background);
 
-    static Console *m_self;
+    bool m_background;
     bool m_colors;
+    static Console *m_self;
     uv_mutex_t m_mutex;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Options.cpp b/src/Options.cpp
index 4da75923..6fccbe4c 100644
--- a/src/Options.cpp
+++ b/src/Options.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#include "Console.h"
 #include "Cpu.h"
 #include "donate.h"
 #include "net/Url.h"
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ Options::Options(int argc, char **argv) :
     }
 
     if (!m_url) {
-        LOG_ERR("No pool URL supplied. Exiting.", argv[0]);
+        fprintf(stderr, "No pool URL supplied. Exiting.");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 6bc3c855..7382070b 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 #define APP_ID        "xmrig"
 #define APP_NAME      "XMRig"
 #define APP_DESC      "Monero (XMR) CPU miner"
-#define APP_VERSION   "1.0.1"
+#define APP_VERSION   "1.1.0-dev"
 #define APP_DOMAIN    "xmrig.com"
 #define APP_SITE      "www.xmrig.com"
 #define APP_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (C) 2016-2017 xmrig.com"
 
 #define APP_VER_MAJOR  1
-#define APP_VER_MINOR  0
-#define APP_VER_BUILD  1
+#define APP_VER_MINOR  1
+#define APP_VER_BUILD  0
 #define APP_VER_REV    0
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER