diff --git a/python/examples/echo_and_quit.py b/python/examples/echo_and_quit.py
index bc66c43e0..73a8bc099 100644
--- a/python/examples/echo_and_quit.py
+++ b/python/examples/echo_and_quit.py
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ class SimpleEchoPlugin:
         if message.text.strip() == "/quit":
             message.account.shutdown()
         else:
-            ch = message.account.create_chat_by_contact(message.get_sender_contact())
-            ch.send_text("echoing from {}:\n{}".format(message.get_sender_contact().addr, message.text))
+            ch = message.get_sender_chat()
+            addr = message.get_sender_contact().addr
+            text = message.text
+            ch.send_text("echoing from {}:\n{}".format(addr, text))
 
     @deltachat.hookspec.account_hookimpl
     def process_message_delivered(self, message):
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ class SimpleEchoPlugin:
 
 def main(argv):
     p = optparse.OptionParser("simple-echo")
-    p.add_option("-l", action="store_true", help="show low-level events")
+    p.add_option("-l", action="store_true", help="show ffi")
     p.add_option("--db", type="str", help="database file")
     p.add_option("--email", type="str", help="email address")
     p.add_option("--password", type="str", help="password")
@@ -34,10 +36,13 @@ def main(argv):
     ac = deltachat.Account(opts.db)
 
     if opts.l:
-        ac.add_account_plugin(deltachat.eventlogger.FFIEventLogger(ac, "echo"))
+        log = deltachat.eventlogger.FFIEventLogger(ac, "echo")
+        ac.add_account_plugin(log)
 
     if not ac.is_configured():
-        assert opts.email and opts.password, "you must specify --email and --password"
+        assert opts.email and opts.password, (
+            "you must specify --email and --password"
+        )
         ac.set_config("addr", opts.email)
         ac.set_config("mail_pw", opts.password)
         ac.set_config("mvbox_watch", "0")
@@ -45,10 +50,10 @@ def main(argv):
 
     ac.add_account_plugin(SimpleEchoPlugin())
 
-    # start IO threads and perform configure if neccessary
-    ac.start(callback_thread=True)
+    # start IO threads and configure if neccessary
+    ac.start()
 
-    print("waiting for /quit or message to echo on: {}".format(ac.get_config("addr")))
+    print("{}: waiting for message".format(ac.get_config("addr")))
 
     ac.wait_shutdown()
 
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/account.py b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
index 51349c8eb..853d13894 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/account.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Account(object):
         :returns: :class:`deltachat.contact.Contact`
         """
         self.check_is_configured()
-        return Contact(self._dc_context, const.DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF)
+        return Contact(self, const.DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF)
 
     def create_contact(self, email, name=None):
         """ create a (new) Contact. If there already is a Contact
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Account(object):
         email = as_dc_charpointer(email)
         contact_id = lib.dc_create_contact(self._dc_context, name, email)
         assert contact_id > const.DC_CHAT_ID_LAST_SPECIAL
-        return Contact(self._dc_context, contact_id)
+        return Contact(self, contact_id)
 
     def delete_contact(self, contact):
         """ delete a Contact.
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class Account(object):
             lib.dc_get_contacts(self._dc_context, flags, query),
             lib.dc_array_unref
         )
-        return list(iter_array(dc_array, lambda x: Contact(self._dc_context, x)))
+        return list(iter_array(dc_array, lambda x: Contact(self, x)))
 
     def create_chat_by_contact(self, contact):
         """ create or get an existing 1:1 chat object for the specified contact or contact id.
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class Account(object):
         :param contact_id: integer id of this contact.
         :returns: None or :class:`deltachat.contact.Contact` instance.
         """
-        return Contact(self._dc_context, contact_id)
+        return Contact(self, contact_id)
 
     def get_chat_by_id(self, chat_id):
         """ return Chat instance.
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ class Account(object):
         If this account is not configured, an internal configuration
         job will be scheduled if config values are sufficiently specified.
 
-        You may call :method:`wait_shutdown` or `shutdown` after the
+        You may call `wait_shutdown` or `shutdown` after the
         account is in started mode.
 
         :raises MissingCredentials: if `addr` and `mail_pw` values are not set.
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/chat.py b/python/src/deltachat/chat.py
index 173ec8e84..ea84c378c 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/chat.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/chat.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class Chat(object):
             lib.dc_array_unref
         )
         return list(iter_array(
-            dc_array, lambda id: Contact(self._dc_context, id))
+            dc_array, lambda id: Contact(self.account, id))
         )
 
     def set_profile_image(self, img_path):
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/contact.py b/python/src/deltachat/contact.py
index 9cebc829a..6e2cf1ae5 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/contact.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/contact.py
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ class Contact(object):
 
     You obtain instances of it through :class:`deltachat.account.Account`.
     """
-    def __init__(self, dc_context, id):
-        self._dc_context = dc_context
+    def __init__(self, account, id):
+        self.account = account
+        self._dc_context = account._dc_context
         self.id = id
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
@@ -57,3 +58,7 @@ class Contact(object):
         if dc_res == ffi.NULL:
             return None
         return from_dc_charpointer(dc_res)
+
+    def get_chat(self):
+        """return 1:1 chat for this contact. """
+        return self.account.create_chat_by_contact(self)
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/message.py b/python/src/deltachat/message.py
index d8128bfb0..370863231 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/message.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/message.py
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ class Message(object):
         chat_id = lib.dc_msg_get_chat_id(self._dc_msg)
         return Chat(self.account, chat_id)
 
+    def get_sender_chat(self):
+        """return the 1:1 chat with the sender of this message.
+
+        :returns: :class:`deltachat.chat.Chat` instance
+        """
+        return self.get_sender_contact().get_chat()
+
     def get_sender_contact(self):
         """return the contact of who wrote the message.
 
@@ -166,7 +173,7 @@ class Message(object):
         """
         from .contact import Contact
         contact_id = lib.dc_msg_get_from_id(self._dc_msg)
-        return Contact(self._dc_context, contact_id)
+        return Contact(self.account, contact_id)
 
     #
     # Message State query methods
diff --git a/python/tox.ini b/python/tox.ini
index cfdab2957..45810e40b 100644
--- a/python/tox.ini
+++ b/python/tox.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ envlist =
 [testenv]
 commands = 
     pytest -n6 --reruns 2 --reruns-delay 5 -v -rsXx --ignored {posargs:tests}
-    pytest examples
+    pytest examples/test_examples.py
     python tests/package_wheels.py {toxworkdir}/wheelhouse
 passenv = 
     TRAVIS