diff --git a/source/ArmarXGui/applications/ArmarXGui/ArmarXMainWindow.cpp b/source/ArmarXGui/applications/ArmarXGui/ArmarXMainWindow.cpp
index ee8d2b644a161ca0d2b471c2021a5fca0f8ce730..c9470de0253fb01ec2ba541062bf5d08c53b6792 100644
--- a/source/ArmarXGui/applications/ArmarXGui/ArmarXMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/source/ArmarXGui/applications/ArmarXGui/ArmarXMainWindow.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ArmarXMainWindow::ArmarXMainWindow(const armarx::ManagedIceObjectRegistryInterfa
     splashscreenPrefix =  "v" + QString::fromStdString(Application::GetVersion()) + " - ";
     QPixmap pm(QString("://icons/ArmarX-Splashscreen.png"));
     splashSceen = new QSplashScreen(pm);
-    splashSceen->show();
+    //    splashSceen->show();
 
     ui = new ::Ui::ArmarXMainWindow();
     mutex3d.reset(new boost::recursive_mutex);
@@ -163,12 +163,14 @@ ArmarXMainWindow::ArmarXMainWindow(const armarx::ManagedIceObjectRegistryInterfa
     connectionStatusTimer->start(300);
     //changeLayout(2);
     QStringList recentlyFiles = mainSettings.value("RecentlyFiles").toStringList();
-    splashSceen->finish(this);
+    //    splashSceen->finish(this);
+
 
     guiUseCaseSelector = new GuiUseCaseSelector(this, mainSettings.value("DoNotShowUseCaseDialog").toBool(), this);
 
 
 
+
     if (!mainSettings.value("DoNotShowUseCaseDialog").toBool() && guiUseCaseSelector->exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
     {
         QString path = guiUseCaseSelector->getSelectedConfigFilePath();