diff --git a/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp b/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
index 2002bc733..d68a11e98 100644
--- a/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ SettingsWidget::SettingsWidget(QWidget* parent)
     addPage(tr("General"), FilePath::instance()->icon("categories", "preferences-other"), m_generalWidget);
     addPage(tr("Security"), FilePath::instance()->icon("status", "security-high"), m_secWidget);
 
+    m_generalUi->messageWidget->setVisible(false);
     if (config()->hasAccessError()) {
         m_generalUi->messageWidget->showMessage(
             tr("Access error with config file ") + config()->getFileName(), MessageWidget::Error);