diff --git a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 759095db13..6ac6bfb2c4 100644
--- a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 
     <service
         android:name=".ShadowsocksVpnService"
+        android:process=":vpn"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:permission="android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE"
         android:exported="false">
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks.scala
index 4140e77da6..016b0e70a4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/Shadowsocks.scala
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class Shadowsocks
       if (pref != null) {
         if (Seq(Key.isGlobalProxy, Key.proxyedApps)
           .contains(name)) {
-          pref.setEnabled(enabled && (!isVpnEnabled))
+          pref.setEnabled(enabled && (Utils.isLollipopOrAbove || !isVpnEnabled))
         } else {
           pref.setEnabled(enabled)
         }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksNatService.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksNatService.scala
index 6d162c21e5..d991dcd381 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksNatService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksNatService.scala
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ package com.github.shadowsocks
 
 import java.io.File
 import java.lang.reflect.{InvocationTargetException, Method}
-import java.util.Timer
 
 import android.app.{Notification, NotificationManager, PendingIntent, Service}
 import android.content._
@@ -86,11 +85,6 @@ class ShadowsocksNatService extends Service with BaseService {
   private var mStartForegroundArgs = new Array[AnyRef](2)
   private var mStopForegroundArgs = new Array[AnyRef](1)
 
-  private var lastTxRate = 0
-  private var lastRxRate = 0
-  private var timer: Timer = null
-  private val TIMER_INTERVAL = 2
-
   private lazy val application = getApplication.asInstanceOf[ShadowsocksApplication]
 
   def setDnsForAllNetwork(dns: String) {
@@ -543,12 +537,6 @@ class ShadowsocksNatService extends Service with BaseService {
       .setLabel(getVersionName)
       .build())
 
-    // reset timer
-    if (timer != null) {
-      timer.cancel()
-      timer = null
-    }
-
     // reset NAT
     killProcesses()
 
@@ -564,7 +552,7 @@ class ShadowsocksNatService extends Service with BaseService {
   }
 
   override def stopBackgroundService() {
-    stopRunner()
+    stopSelf()
   }
 
   override def getTag = TAG
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksVpnService.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksVpnService.scala
index b2ac3597e4..30bde0779d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksVpnService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksVpnService.scala
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class ShadowsocksVpnService extends VpnService with BaseService {
   }
 
   override def stopBackgroundService() {
-    stopRunner()
+    stopSelf()
   }
 
   override def getTag = TAG