diff --git a/rtgui/main.cc b/rtgui/main.cc
index 5c2296b58..2ae442e5a 100644
--- a/rtgui/main.cc
+++ b/rtgui/main.cc
@@ -347,17 +347,6 @@ RTWindow *create_rt_window()
     //gdk_threads_enter ();
     RTWindow *rtWindow = new RTWindow();
 
-    // alerting users if the default raw and image profiles are missing
-    if (options.is_defProfRawMissing()) {
-        Gtk::MessageDialog msgd (Glib::ustring::compose (M ("OPTIONS_DEFRAW_MISSING"), options.defProfRaw), true, Gtk::MESSAGE_ERROR, Gtk::BUTTONS_OK, true);
-        msgd.run ();
-    }
-
-    if (options.is_defProfImgMissing()) {
-        Gtk::MessageDialog msgd (Glib::ustring::compose (M ("OPTIONS_DEFIMG_MISSING"), options.defProfImg), true, Gtk::MESSAGE_ERROR, Gtk::BUTTONS_OK, true);
-        msgd.run ();
-    }
-
     return rtWindow;
 }
 
diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
index 80e481315..afc95efd0 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ void RTWindow::on_realize ()
         vMajor.emplace_back(v, 0, v.find_first_not_of("0123456789."));
     }
 
+    bool waitForSplash = false;
     if (vMajor.size() == 2 && vMajor[0] != vMajor[1]) {
         // Update the version parameter with the right value
         options.version = versionString;
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ void RTWindow::on_realize ()
         splash->signal_delete_event().connect ( sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RTWindow::splashClosed) );
 
         if (splash->hasReleaseNotes()) {
+            waitForSplash = true;
             splash->showReleaseNotes();
             splash->show ();
         } else {
@@ -337,8 +339,25 @@ void RTWindow::on_realize ()
             splash = nullptr;
         }
     }
+
+    if (!waitForSplash) {
+        showErrors();
+    }
 }
 
+void RTWindow::showErrors()
+{
+    // alerting users if the default raw and image profiles are missing
+    if (options.is_defProfRawMissing()) {
+        Gtk::MessageDialog msgd (*this, Glib::ustring::compose (M ("OPTIONS_DEFRAW_MISSING"), options.defProfRaw), true, Gtk::MESSAGE_ERROR, Gtk::BUTTONS_OK, true);
+        msgd.run ();
+    }
+
+    if (options.is_defProfImgMissing()) {
+        Gtk::MessageDialog msgd (*this, Glib::ustring::compose (M ("OPTIONS_DEFIMG_MISSING"), options.defProfImg), true, Gtk::MESSAGE_ERROR, Gtk::BUTTONS_OK, true);
+        msgd.run ();
+    }
+}
 bool RTWindow::on_configure_event (GdkEventConfigure* event)
 {
     if (!is_maximized() && is_visible()) {
@@ -875,6 +894,7 @@ bool RTWindow::splashClosed (GdkEventAny* event)
 {
     delete splash;
     splash = nullptr;
+    showErrors();
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.h b/rtgui/rtwindow.h
index 9c1699bcf..e9fe51b1d 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.h
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ private:
     bool splashClosed (GdkEventAny* event);
     bool isEditorPanel (Widget* panel);
     bool isEditorPanel (guint pageNum);
+    void showErrors ();
 
     Glib::ustring versionStr;
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
diff --git a/rtgui/splash.cc b/rtgui/splash.cc
index 9e0cc2015..b95071d0b 100644
--- a/rtgui/splash.cc
+++ b/rtgui/splash.cc
@@ -281,4 +281,5 @@ void Splash::showReleaseNotes()
 void Splash::closePressed()
 {
     hide();
+    close();
 }