diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 63abded5..f56d68d7 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -106,9 +106,10 @@ class FlwtchState extends State<Flwtch> with WindowListener {
     // Cwtch.start can take time, we don't want it blocking first splash screen draw, so postpone a smidge to let splash render
     Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 100), () {
       print("initState delayed: invoking cwtch.Start()");
-      cwtch.Start();
-      cwtch.getCwtchDir().then((dir) {
-        globalSettings.themeloader.LoadThemes(dir);
+      cwtch.Start().then( (v) {
+        cwtch.getCwtchDir().then((dir) {
+          globalSettings.themeloader.LoadThemes(dir);
+        });
       });
     });
     print("initState: starting connectivityListener");