diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index 41e025f58..7212f5ffe 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -443,7 +443,11 @@
             return ConversationController.updateInbox().then(function() {
                 try {
                     if (self.inboxView) { self.inboxView.remove(); }
-                    self.inboxView = new Whisper.InboxView({model: self, window: destWindow});
+                    self.inboxView = new Whisper.InboxView({
+                        model: self,
+                        window: destWindow,
+                        initialLoadComplete: initialLoadComplete
+                    });
                     self.openConversation(getOpenConversation());
 
                     return self.inboxView;
diff --git a/js/views/inbox_view.js b/js/views/inbox_view.js
index baa540e4f..217886e78 100644
--- a/js/views/inbox_view.js
+++ b/js/views/inbox_view.js
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
                     .addClass(theme);
         },
         initialize: function (options) {
+            options = options || {};
+
             this.ready = false;
             this.render();
             this.applyTheme();
@@ -90,9 +92,11 @@
                 model: { window: options.window }
             });
 
-            this.appLoadingScreen = new Whisper.AppLoadingScreen();
-            this.appLoadingScreen.render();
-            this.appLoadingScreen.$el.prependTo(this.el);
+            if (!options.initialLoadComplete) {
+                this.appLoadingScreen = new Whisper.AppLoadingScreen();
+                this.appLoadingScreen.render();
+                this.appLoadingScreen.$el.prependTo(this.el);
+            }
 
             var inboxCollection = getInboxCollection();