diff --git a/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/management/commands/core_app_populate.py b/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/management/commands/core_app_populate.py
index 984295beadaf112dd19c370e828cce02837cdf3a..6b835411660e24d0d7eee92ffbbf56e81c2136e2 100644
--- a/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/management/commands/core_app_populate.py
+++ b/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/management/commands/core_app_populate.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                      supports_custom_interface_port = True,
                                      supports_interface_auth = True)
 
-            # Jupyter Notebook 
+            # SSH server
             Container.objects.create(user     = None,
                                      name     = 'SSH server',
                                      description = 'A SSH server supporting X forwarding as well.',
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                      arch = 'x86_64',
                                      os = 'linux',
                                      interface_port     = '22',
-                                     interface_protocol = 'http',
+                                     interface_protocol = 'ssh',
                                      interface_transport = 'tcp/ip',
                                      supports_custom_interface_port = True,
                                      supports_interface_auth = True)
diff --git a/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/templates/task_connect.html b/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/templates/task_connect.html
index b4cbda01595632e58a006c069e20433dbcfd9de5..3c517f2b1a0ac9604b0a058de40a8b8d47cc76ef 100644
--- a/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/templates/task_connect.html
+++ b/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/templates/task_connect.html
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@
         {% if data.task.container.interface_protocol == 'http' or data.task.container.interface_protocol == 'https' %}       
         <input type='submit' style="width:110px" class="btn btn-lg btn-success btn-block" value='Log in' />
         {% else %}
-        To connect, open the program suitable for this task interface protocol ({{data.task.container.interface_protocol}}) with:<br />
-        IP: <code>{{ data.task.tcp_tunnel_host}}</code><br />
-        Port: <code>{{ data.task.tcp_tunnel_port}}</code>
+        To connect, use a program suitable for this task interface protocol ({{data.task.container.interface_protocol}}) with:<br />
+        <p style="margin-top:5px; line-height:1.8em">
+        <b>Host:</b> <code>{{ data.task.tcp_tunnel_host}}</code><br />
+        <b>Port:</b> <code>{{ data.task.tcp_tunnel_port}}</code>
+        </p>
         {% endif %}
         
         
diff --git a/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/views.py b/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/views.py
index 298c86d4fe52f093f8bf9a28d119a544e695ed83..685b60cd0e22e4b47c9fcf66bc4fe6f9ec5dfba4 100644
--- a/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/views.py
+++ b/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/views.py
@@ -994,12 +994,14 @@ def task_connect(request):
 
 
     # Get the task     
-    #task = Task.objects.get(uuid__startswith=short_uuid)
     task = Task.objects.get(uuid=task_uuid)
     
     if task.user != request.user:
         raise ErrorMessage('You do not have access to this task.')
-    
+
+    # Ensure that the tunnel and proxy are set up
+    setup_tunnel_and_proxy(task)
+
     data ={}
     data['task'] = task
     
@@ -1020,7 +1022,7 @@ def direct_connection_handler(request, uuid):
     if task.user != request.user:
         raise ErrorMessage('You do not have access to this task.')
 
-    # First ensure that the tunnel and proxy are set up
+    # Ensure that the tunnel and proxy are set up
     setup_tunnel_and_proxy(task)
     
     # Get task and tunnel proxy host