diff --git a/src/basicview.cpp b/src/basicview.cpp
index 4c870d7..84c01d8 100644
--- a/src/basicview.cpp
+++ b/src/basicview.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BasicView::BasicView()
 {
     basicView = new QWidget();
 
-    topStatus = new QLabel("nil");
+    topStatus = new QLabel("Loading ...");
     QVBoxLayout *topBar = new QVBoxLayout;
     topStatus->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
 
@@ -99,8 +99,12 @@ static QString getPauseLabel(bool isPaused)
     return Constants::pauseIcon;
 }
 
-static QString getStartLabel(bool isRunning, bool isPaused)
+static QString getStartLabel(bool exists, bool isRunning, bool isPaused)
 {
+    if  (!exists)  {
+        return Constants::createIcon;
+    }
+
     if (isRunning || isPaused) {
         return Constants::reloadIcon;
     }
@@ -115,12 +119,16 @@ static QString getPauseToolTip(bool isPaused)
     return "Pause Kubernetes cluster";
 }
 
-static QString getStartToolTip(bool isRunning, bool isPaused)
+static QString getStartToolTip(bool exists, bool isRunning, bool isPaused)
 {
+    if (!exists) {
+        return "Create a new cluster";
+    }
+
     if (isRunning || isPaused) {
         return "Restart (reconfigure) an already running cluster";
     }
-    return "Start the default cluster";
+    return "Start the cluster";
 }
 
 void BasicView::update(Cluster cluster)
@@ -145,8 +153,8 @@ void BasicView::update(Cluster cluster)
 #endif
     pauseButton->setText(getPauseLabel(isPaused));
     pauseButton->setToolTip(getPauseToolTip(isPaused));
-    startButton->setText(getStartLabel(isRunning, isPaused));
-    startButton->setToolTip(getStartToolTip(isRunning, isPaused));
+    startButton->setText(getStartLabel(exists, isRunning, isPaused));
+    startButton->setToolTip(getStartToolTip(exists, isRunning, isPaused));
 }
 
 void BasicView::disableButtons()
diff --git a/src/cluster.h b/src/cluster.h
index 6ac2521..d24f7c1 100644
--- a/src/cluster.h
+++ b/src/cluster.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Cluster
     Cluster() : Cluster("") { }
     Cluster(const QString &name)
         : m_name(name),
-          m_status(""),
+          m_status("No Existing Cluster"),
           m_driver(""),
           m_container_runtime(""),
           m_k8s_version(""),
diff --git a/src/constants.h b/src/constants.h
index 4eacc11..d9a1246 100644
--- a/src/constants.h
+++ b/src/constants.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Constants
     inline static const QString unPauseIcon = "\uf04b";
     inline static const QString deleteIcon = "\uf1f8";
     inline static const QString reloadIcon = "\uf021";
+    inline static const QString createIcon = "\uf0fe";
 };
 
 #endif // CONSTANTS_H
diff --git a/src/fonts.cpp b/src/fonts.cpp
index 1a99ca5..2197ca7 100644
--- a/src/fonts.cpp
+++ b/src/fonts.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFontDatabase>
 #include <QToolTip>
+#include <QPalette>
 
 QFont Fonts::fontAwesome;
 
 void Fonts::initFonts()
 {
     loadFontAwesome();
-    setToolTipFont();
+    setToolTipStyle();
 }
 
 void Fonts::loadFontAwesome()
@@ -36,11 +37,16 @@ void Fonts::loadFontAwesome()
     fontAwesome.setPixelSize(20);
 }
 
-void Fonts::setToolTipFont()
+void Fonts::setToolTipStyle()
 {
     QFont tooltipFont = QToolTip::font();
-    tooltipFont.setPointSize(20);
+    tooltipFont.setPointSize(18);
     QToolTip::setFont(tooltipFont);
+    QPalette palette;
+    palette.setColor(QPalette::ToolTipText, Qt::black);
+    palette.setColor(QPalette::ToolTipBase, Qt::lightGray);
+    QToolTip::setPalette(palette);
+
 }
 
 void Fonts::setFontAwesome(QWidget *wid)
diff --git a/src/fonts.h b/src/fonts.h
index efc30be..fd5812f 100644
--- a/src/fonts.h
+++ b/src/fonts.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Fonts
 
 private:
     static void loadFontAwesome();
-    static void setToolTipFont();
+    static void setToolTipStyle();
     static QFont fontAwesome;
 };