diff --git a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/Blinkenlights.py b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/Blinkenlights.py
index f5814f5..26a8043 100644
--- a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/Blinkenlights.py
+++ b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/Blinkenlights.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
 from threading import *
+from offlineimap.ui.UIBase import UIBase
 import thread
 
 class BlinkenBase:
diff --git a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/Curses.py b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/Curses.py
index 3cb3727..54560a0 100644
--- a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/Curses.py
+++ b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/Curses.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class Blinkenlights(BlinkenBase, UIBase):
         try:
             s.gettf().setcolor('white')
             s._addline_unlocked(" *** Input Required", s.gettf().getcolor())
-            s._addline_unlocked(" *** Please enter password for account %s: ", accountname,
+            s._addline_unlocked(" *** Please enter password for account %s: " % accountname,
                    s.gettf().getcolor())
             s.logwindow.refresh()
             password = s.logwindow.getstr()
diff --git a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/UIBase.py b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/UIBase.py
index 4cc3208..2c31773 100644
--- a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/UIBase.py
+++ b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/UIBase.py
@@ -54,19 +54,21 @@ class UIBase:
     def registerthread(s, account):
         """Provides a hint to UIs about which account this particular
         thread is processing."""
-        if s.threadaccounts.has_key(thread.get_ident()):
+        if s.threadaccounts.has_key(threading.currentThread()):
             raise ValueError, "Thread already registered (old %s, new %s)" % \
                   (s.getthreadaccount(s), account)
-        s.threadaccounts[thread.get_ident()] = account
+        s.threadaccounts[threading.currentThread()] = account
 
     def unregisterthread(s, thr):
         """Recognizes a thread has exited."""
         if s.threadaccounts.has_key(thr):
             del s.threadaccounts[thr]
 
-    def getthreadaccount(s):
-        if s.threadaccounts.has_key(thread.get_ident()):
-            return s.threadaccounts[thread.get_ident()]
+    def getthreadaccount(s, thr = None):
+        if not thr:
+            thr = threading.currentThread()
+        if s.threadaccounts.has_key(thr):
+            return s.threadaccounts[thr]
         return None
 
     def debug(s, debugtype, msg):