diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f1a08f..00eecc9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 0.9.9 - 7-5-23
+## 0.9.9 - 7-14-23
 ### Added
-- Added /usr/lib/ssh/x11-ssh-askpass path. (ITwrx)
+- Added org.itwrx.EZ-Bkup.png for window/workspace icon. (ITwrx)
 ### Changed
-- remove path to non-functional gnome-ssh-askpass. (ITwrx)
+- refactored to use pkexec instead of ssh-askpass. (ITwrx)
+- Updated EZ-Bkup version in app_menu_button.nim. (ITwrx)
 
 ## 0.9.8 - 7-5-23
 ### Added
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 ### Changed
 - Made some file names more uniform. (ITwrx)
 - Re-added selectedPreload proc accidentally removed from Routine.nim in last release. (ITwrx)
-- Updated EZ-Bkup version in app_menu_button.nim and ez_bkup.desktop (included with installer in the funded release). (ITwrx)
+- Updated EZ-Bkup version in app_menu_button.nim. (ITwrx)
 
 ## 0.9.7 - 7-1-23
 ### Added
diff --git a/ez_bkup.nim b/ez_bkup.nim
index 278e13e..b3a17f5 100644
--- a/ez_bkup.nim
+++ b/ez_bkup.nim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ method view(app: AppState): Widget =
     Window:
       title = APP_NAME
       defaultSize = (1024, 768)
+      iconName = "org.itwrx.EZ-Bkup"
       HeaderBar {.addTitlebar.}:
         Icon {.addLeft.}:
           name = "ez_bkup"
diff --git a/shared.nim b/shared.nim
index d73d319..88ec749 100644
--- a/shared.nim
+++ b/shared.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ EZ-Bkup is released under the General Public License 3.0.
 See COPYING or <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/> for details.]#
 
 import logging, times, os
-#import "models/routine"
 
 let appPath* = getHomeDir() & ".ez-bkup"
 let databasePath* = appPath & "/ez-bkup.sqlite"
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ if not dirExists(appPath):
 var logger = newFileLogger(appPath & "/errors.log")
 let dt = now()
 let nowDT* = dt.format("M-d-YYYY h:mm:ss tt")
-#var logMsg: string
 
 proc writeErrorToLog*(logMsg: string) =
   logger.log(lvlError, logMsg)
@@ -24,22 +22,4 @@ proc writeInfoToLog*(logMsg: string) =
   logger.log(lvlInfo, logMsg)
 
 proc hasCommas*(filename: string):bool =
-  ',' in filename    
-
-proc getAskPassPath*(): string =
-  var askPassPath: string
-  
-  if fileExists("/usr/libexec/openssh/ssh-askpass"):
-    askPassPath = "/usr/libexec/openssh/ssh-askpass"
-  elif fileExists("/usr/lib/ssh/x11-ssh-askpass"):
-    askPassPath = "/usr/lib/ssh/x11-ssh-askpass"
-  elif fileExists("/usr/lib/ssh/gtk-ssh-askpass"):
-    askPassPath = "/usr/lib/ssh/gtk-ssh-askpass"
-  elif fileExists("/usr/lib/ssh/ssh-askpass"):
-    askPassPath = "/usr/lib/ssh/ssh-askpass"
-  else:
-    askPassPath = ""
-  
-  return askPassPath
-
-    
+  ',' in filename       
diff --git a/views/routine_list.nim b/views/routine_list.nim
index ccddf7f..9a2b333 100644
--- a/views/routine_list.nim
+++ b/views/routine_list.nim
@@ -57,14 +57,11 @@ proc rsyncThread(list: RoutineListState) {.thread.} =
               #handle permission denied error.
               if rsyncRun.exitCode == 23:
                 rsyncRun.exitCode = 0
-                if getAskPassPath() == "":
-                  let err = "No ssh-askpass binary found. Please install an ssh-askpass package for your distro, and let us know if EZ-Bkup still can't detect it's location."
-                  rsyncErrors.add(err)
-                else:
-                  rsyncRunCmd = "SUDO_ASKPASS=" & getAskPassPath() & " sudo -A rsync -aq " & source & " " & destination                  
-                  rsyncRun = execCmdEx(rsyncRunCmd)
-                  if rsyncRun.exitCode != 0:
-                    rsyncErrors.add("EZ-Bkup's rsync process(es) returned error (" & $rsyncRun.output & ") while attempting to back up " & source & " to " & destination)
+                #rsyncRunCmd = "SUDO_ASKPASS=" & getAskPassPath() & " sudo -A rsync -aq " & source & " " & destination 
+                rsyncRunCmd = "pkexec rsync -aq " & source & " " & destination                 
+                rsyncRun = execCmdEx(rsyncRunCmd)
+                if rsyncRun.exitCode != 0:
+                  rsyncErrors.add("EZ-Bkup's rsync process(es) returned error (" & $rsyncRun.output & ") while attempting to back up " & source & " to " & destination)
               #handle non-perms related error.
               else:
                 rsyncErrors.add("EZ-Bkup's rsync process(es) returned error (" & $rsyncRun.output & ") while attempting to back up " & source & " to " & destination)
@@ -75,15 +72,12 @@ proc rsyncThread(list: RoutineListState) {.thread.} =
             if rsyncCheckRun.exitCode != 0:
               #handle permission denied error.
               if rsyncCheckRun.exitCode == 23:
-                rsyncCheckRun.exitCode = 0
-                if getAskPassPath() == "":
-                  let err = "No ssh-askpass binary found. Please install an ssh-askpass package for your distro, and let us know if EZ-Bkup still can't detect it's location."
-                  rsyncErrors.add(err)
-                else:                  
-                  rsyncCheckCmd = "SUDO_ASKPASS=" & getAskPassPath() & " sudo -A rsync -rn " & source & " " & destination                  
-                  rsyncCheckRun = execCmdEx(rsyncCheckCmd)
-                  if rsyncCheckRun.exitCode != 0:
-                    rsyncErrors.add("EZ-Bkup's rsync process(es) returned error (" & $rsyncRun.output & ") while attempting to verify that " & source & " got backed up to " & destination)
+                rsyncCheckRun.exitCode = 0                                
+                #rsyncCheckCmd = "SUDO_ASKPASS=" & getAskPassPath() & " sudo -A rsync -rn " & source & " " & destination  
+                rsyncCheckCmd = "pkexec rsync -rn " & source & " " & destination                 
+                rsyncCheckRun = execCmdEx(rsyncCheckCmd)
+                if rsyncCheckRun.exitCode != 0:
+                  rsyncErrors.add("EZ-Bkup's rsync process(es) returned error (" & $rsyncRun.output & ") while attempting to verify that " & source & " got backed up to " & destination)
               #handle non-perms related error.
               else:
                 rsyncErrors.add("EZ-Bkup's rsync process(es) returned error (" & $rsyncRun.output & ") while attempting to verify that " & source & " got backed up to " & destination)
@@ -101,7 +95,7 @@ proc rsyncThread(list: RoutineListState) {.thread.} =
 
 method view(list: RoutineListState): Widget =
   result = gui:    
-    ScrolledWindow:   
+    ScrolledWindow: 
       Box:
         orient = OrientY
         if list.routineModel.routineSeq().len() > 0: