diff --git a/android-scanner/src/main/java/com/meerkat/laura/fakescannerapp/MainActivity.java b/android-scanner/src/main/java/com/meerkat/laura/fakescannerapp/MainActivity.java
index e882fda..e6aad8b 100644
--- a/android-scanner/src/main/java/com/meerkat/laura/fakescannerapp/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android-scanner/src/main/java/com/meerkat/laura/fakescannerapp/MainActivity.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.meerkat.laura.fakescannerapp;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListe
     SharedPreferences sharedPref;
 
     Button scanBtn;
-    TextView formatTxt, contentTxt, responseTxt;
+    TextView formatTxt, contentTxt, responseTxt, serverStatus;
     PollingStationScanner.ScannerClient scannerClient;
     DigitalSignatureGenerator signer;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,24 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListe
         String pscUrlString = sharedPref.getString(SettingsActivity.PSC_URL, "");
 
         scannerClient = new ScannerClientAPI(signer);
+
+        serverStatus.setTextColor(Color.BLUE);
+        serverStatus.setText("Connecting to " + pscUrlString);
+
+        PollingStation.ConnectionServerData serverData = PollingStation.ConnectionServerData.newBuilder()
+                .setServerUrl(pscUrlString)
+                .setNonce(0)
+                .build();
+
+        boolean res = scannerClient.connect(serverData);
+        if (res) {
+            serverStatus.setTextColor(Color.GREEN);
+            serverStatus.setText("Connected to " + pscUrlString);
+        } else {
+            serverStatus.setTextColor(Color.RED);
+            serverStatus.setText("Connection failed: " + pscUrlString);
+        }
+
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -83,6 +102,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListe
         formatTxt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.scan_format);
         contentTxt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.scan_content);
         responseTxt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.server_response);
+        serverStatus = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.serverStatus);
 
 
         signer = new ECDSADeterministicSignature();
diff --git a/android-scanner/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/android-scanner/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index cdd6ec9..baa314e 100644
--- a/android-scanner/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/android-scanner/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -47,5 +47,12 @@
         android:textIsSelectable="true"
         android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
         android:layout_marginTop="44dp" />
+    <TextView
+            android:text="Not Connected"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/serverStatus"
+            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+            android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentStart="true"/>
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/meerkat-common/src/main/java/meerkat/crypto/concrete/GlobalCryptoSetup.java b/meerkat-common/src/main/java/meerkat/crypto/concrete/GlobalCryptoSetup.java
index 4e7f4ce..5333a25 100644
--- a/meerkat-common/src/main/java/meerkat/crypto/concrete/GlobalCryptoSetup.java
+++ b/meerkat-common/src/main/java/meerkat/crypto/concrete/GlobalCryptoSetup.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public final class GlobalCryptoSetup {
         // For now we just check if the java version is at least 8
         String[] version = System.getProperty("java.version").split("\\.");
         int major = Integer.parseInt(version[0]);
+        if (version.length < 2)
+            return false;
         int minor = Integer.parseInt(version[1]);
         return ((major > 1) || ((major > 0) && (minor > 7)));
     }