diff --git a/electron-projects/ucap-webmessenger-electron/src/app/AppWindow.ts b/electron-projects/ucap-webmessenger-electron/src/app/AppWindow.ts
index a7af6014..0e1b4d68 100644
--- a/electron-projects/ucap-webmessenger-electron/src/app/AppWindow.ts
+++ b/electron-projects/ucap-webmessenger-electron/src/app/AppWindow.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class AppWindow {
       },
       acceptFirstMouse: true,
       icon: this.appIconPath,
-      show: !appStorage.startupHideWindow
+      show: false
     };
 
     if (__DARWIN__) {
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ export class AppWindow {
       // can be tidied up once https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/12971
       // has been confirmed as resolved
       this.window.once(ElectronBrowserWindowChannel.ReadyToShow, () => {
+        if (!appStorage.startupHideWindow) {
+          this.window.show();
+        }
         this.window.on(ElectronBrowserWindowChannel.Unmaximize, () => {
           setTimeout(() => {
             const bounds = this.window.getBounds();