diff --git a/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/main/MainViewModel.java b/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/main/MainViewModel.java
index 4c38c199b6..51bbd270ba 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/main/MainViewModel.java
+++ b/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/main/MainViewModel.java
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ public class MainViewModel implements ViewModel {
                 startupTimeout.stop();
                 walletInitialized.removeListener(walletInitializedListener);
                 onAllServicesInitialized();
+                startupTimeoutPopup.hide();
             }
         });
     }