diff --git a/mitmproxy/console/master.py b/mitmproxy/console/master.py
index 59d074563..9b68f732f 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/console/master.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/console/master.py
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             screen = self.ui,
             handle_mouse = not self.options.no_mouse,
         )
+        self.ab = statusbar.ActionBar()
 
         if self.options.rfile:
             ret = self.load_flows_path(self.options.rfile)
diff --git a/mitmproxy/console/statusbar.py b/mitmproxy/console/statusbar.py
index f0da9dcd9..ee9adcfaa 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/console/statusbar.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/console/statusbar.py
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ class StatusBar(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         # type: (mitmproxy.console.master.ConsoleMaster, object) -> None
         self.master = master
         self.helptext = helptext
-        self.ab = ActionBar()
         self.ib = urwid.WidgetWrap(urwid.Text(""))
-        super(StatusBar, self).__init__(urwid.Pile([self.ib, self.ab]))
+        super(StatusBar, self).__init__(urwid.Pile([self.ib, self.master.ab]))
         signals.update_settings.connect(self.sig_update_settings)
         signals.flowlist_change.connect(self.sig_update_settings)
         master.options.changed.connect(self.sig_update_settings)
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ class StatusBar(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         self.redraw()
 
     def keypress(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.ab.keypress(*args, **kwargs)
+        return self.master.ab.keypress(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_status(self):
         r = []
diff --git a/test/netlib/test_utils.py b/test/netlib/test_utils.py
index f6acec03b..9dcbffd81 100644
--- a/test/netlib/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/netlib/test_utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from netlib import utils, tutils
 def test_is_valid_host():
     assert not utils.is_valid_host(b"")
     assert utils.is_valid_host(b"one.two")
-    assert not utils.is_valid_host(b"one"*255)
+    assert not utils.is_valid_host(b"one" * 255)
     assert utils.is_valid_host(b"one.two.")