diff --git a/core/modules/syncer.js b/core/modules/syncer.js
index 4916a2b09..e3539f90b 100644
--- a/core/modules/syncer.js
+++ b/core/modules/syncer.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function Syncer(options) {
 	var self = this;
 	this.wiki = options.wiki;
 	this.syncadaptor = options.syncadaptor;
+	this.disableUI = !!options.disableUI;
 	this.titleIsLoggedIn = options.titleIsLoggedIn || this.titleIsLoggedIn;
 	this.titleUserName = options.titleUserName || this.titleUserName;
 	this.titleSyncFilter = options.titleSyncFilter || this.titleSyncFilter;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ function Syncer(options) {
 		self.syncToServer(changes);
 	});
 	// Browser event handlers
-	if($tw.browser) {
+	if($tw.browser && !this.disableUI) {
 		// Set up our beforeunload handler
 		$tw.addUnloadTask(function(event) {
 			var confirmationMessage;
@@ -79,9 +80,11 @@ function Syncer(options) {
 		});
 	}
 	// Listen out for lazyLoad events
-	this.wiki.addEventListener("lazyLoad",function(title) {
-		self.handleLazyLoadEvent(title);
-	});
+	if(!this.disableUI) {
+		this.wiki.addEventListener("lazyLoad",function(title) {
+			self.handleLazyLoadEvent(title);
+		});		
+	}
 	// Get the login status
 	this.getStatus(function(err,isLoggedIn) {
 		// Do a sync from the server
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ Syncer.prototype.isDirty = function() {
 Update the document body with the class "tc-dirty" if the wiki has unsaved/unsynced changes
 */
 Syncer.prototype.updateDirtyStatus = function() {
-	if($tw.browser) {
+	if($tw.browser && !this.disableUI) {
 		$tw.utils.toggleClass(document.body,"tc-dirty",this.isDirty());
 	}
 };
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/savetrail/savetrail.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/savetrail/savetrail.js
index c8247e0aa..69ef752a7 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/savetrail/savetrail.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/savetrail/savetrail.js
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ exports.startup = function() {
 		wiki: $tw.wiki,
 		syncadaptor: $tw.savetrail.syncadaptor,
 		titleSyncFilter: SYNC_DRAFTS_FILTER_TIDDLER_TITLE,
-		logging: false
+		logging: false,
+		disableUI: true
 	});
 	// Add hooks for trapping user actions
 	$tw.hooks.addHook("th-saving-tiddler",function(tiddler) {
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ function saveTiddlerFile(tiddler,options) {
 	options = options || {};
 	var reason = options.reason || "changed",
 		illegalFilenameCharacters = /<|>|\:|\"|\/|\\|\||\?|\*|\^|\s/g,
-		fixedTitle = tiddler.fields.title.replace(illegalFilenameCharacters,"_"),
+		fixedTitle = $tw.utils.transliterate(tiddler.fields.title).replace(illegalFilenameCharacters,"_"),
 		formattedDate = $tw.utils.stringifyDate(new Date()),
 		filename =  fixedTitle + "." + formattedDate + "." + reason + ".json",
 		fields = new Object();