diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
index 8edc66df43..ccc8d769da 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @Binding var userAuthorized: Bool?
     @Binding var canConnectCall: Bool
     @Binding var lastSuccessfulUnlock: TimeInterval?
+    @Binding var showInitializationView: Bool
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_LA_NOTICE) private var prefShowLANotice = false
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_LA_NOTICE_SHOWN) private var prefLANoticeShown = false
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PERFORM_LA) private var prefPerformLA = false
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @State private var showWhatsNew = false
     @State private var showChooseLAMode = false
     @State private var showSetPasscode = false
-    @State private var showInitializationView = false
 
     var body: some View {
         ZStack {
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         .onAppear {
             if prefPerformLA { requestNtfAuthorization() }
             initAuthenticate()
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
-                showInitializationView = true
-            }
         }
         .onChange(of: doAuthenticate) { _ in
             initAuthenticate()
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
index 5e03b13101..5184808bd7 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
     @State private var enteredBackground: TimeInterval? = nil
     @State private var canConnectCall = false
     @State private var lastSuccessfulUnlock: TimeInterval? = nil
+    @State private var showInitializationView = false
 
     init() {
         hs_init(0, nil)
@@ -36,14 +37,23 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
 
     var body: some Scene {
         return WindowGroup {
-            ContentView(doAuthenticate: $doAuthenticate, userAuthorized: $userAuthorized, canConnectCall: $canConnectCall, lastSuccessfulUnlock: $lastSuccessfulUnlock)
+            ContentView(
+                doAuthenticate: $doAuthenticate,
+                userAuthorized: $userAuthorized,
+                canConnectCall: $canConnectCall,
+                lastSuccessfulUnlock: $lastSuccessfulUnlock,
+                showInitializationView: $showInitializationView
+            )
                 .environmentObject(chatModel)
                 .onOpenURL { url in
                     logger.debug("ContentView.onOpenURL: \(url)")
                     chatModel.appOpenUrl = url
                 }
                 .onAppear() {
-                    initChatAndMigrate()
+                    showInitializationView = true
+                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
+                        initChatAndMigrate()
+                    }
                 }
                 .onChange(of: scenePhase) { phase in
                     logger.debug("scenePhase was \(String(describing: scenePhase)), now \(String(describing: phase))")