diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
index d6a6e990..31c441d5 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
@@ -1433,20 +1433,22 @@ void setup() {
 
   board.begin();
 
-  if (!radio_init()) { halt(); }
-
-  fast_rng.begin(radio_get_rng_seed());
-
 #ifdef HAS_UI
   DisplayDriver* disp = NULL;
  #ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
   if (display.begin()) {
     disp = &display;
-    disp->clear();
+    disp->startFrame();
+    disp->print("Please wait...");
+    disp->endFrame();
   }
  #endif
 #endif
 
+  if (!radio_init()) { halt(); }
+
+  fast_rng.begin(radio_get_rng_seed());
+
 #if defined(NRF52_PLATFORM)
   InternalFS.begin();
   the_mesh.begin(InternalFS,
diff --git a/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp b/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
index 4836c533..8ac1e8a7 100644
--- a/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ void setup() {
 
   board.begin();
 
+#ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
+  if(display.begin()){
+    display.startFrame();
+    display.print("Please wait...");
+    display.endFrame();
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (!radio_init()) { halt(); }
 
   fast_rng.begin(radio_get_rng_seed());
@@ -646,7 +654,6 @@ void setup() {
   the_mesh.begin(fs);
 
 #ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
-  display.begin();
   ui_task.begin(the_mesh.getNodeName(), FIRMWARE_BUILD_DATE);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp b/examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp
index 34c8ebdf..36938ef6 100644
--- a/examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp
@@ -846,6 +846,14 @@ void setup() {
 
   board.begin();
 
+#ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
+  if(display.begin()){
+    display.startFrame();
+    display.print("Please wait...");
+    display.endFrame();
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (!radio_init()) { halt(); }
 
   fast_rng.begin(radio_get_rng_seed());
@@ -875,7 +883,6 @@ void setup() {
   the_mesh.begin(fs);
 
 #ifdef DISPLAY_CLASS
-  display.begin();
   ui_task.begin(the_mesh.getNodeName(), FIRMWARE_BUILD_DATE);
 #endif