diff --git a/app-template/config-template.xml b/app-template/config-template.xml
index 1629573c3..1db63c59a 100644
--- a/app-template/config-template.xml
+++ b/app-template/config-template.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@
     <preference name="DisallowOverscroll" value="true"/>
     <preference name="HideKeyboardFormAccessoryBar" value="true"/>
     <preference name="KeyboardDisplayRequiresUserAction" value="false" />
-    <preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="true" />
     <preference name="StatusBarBackgroundColor" value="#1e3186" />
-    <preference name="StatusBarStyle" value="lightcontent" />
     <preference name="BackupWebStorage" value="none"/>
     <preference name="windows-target-version" value="8.1"/>
     <preference name="Orientation" value="default" />
     <preference name="cordova-custom-config-stoponerror" value="true" />
 
+    <preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="true" />
+    <preference name="StatusBarStyle" value="lightcontent" />
+
     <preference name="ShowSplashScreenSpinner" value="false" />
     <preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="false" />
     <preference name="FadeSplashScreen" value="true" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03b305a7c..2d9cd754c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     "cordova": "^6.3.1",
     "grunt": "^1.0.1",
     "ionic": "^2.1.0",
-    "trash-cli": "^1.4.0"
+    "trash-cli": "^1.4.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.3.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/routes.js b/src/js/routes.js
index 09d99dfae..ec6471742 100644
--- a/src/js/routes.js
+++ b/src/js/routes.js
@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@ angular.module('copayApp').config(function(historicLogProvider, $provide, $logPr
       $log.info('Init profile...');
       // Try to open local profile
       profileService.loadAndBindProfile(function(err) {
+        $ionicHistory.nextViewOptions({
+          disableAnimate: true
+        });
         if (err) {
           if (err.message && err.message.match('NOPROFILE')) {
             $log.debug('No profile... redirecting');
diff --git a/src/js/services/startupService.js b/src/js/services/startupService.js
index d3d55fc02..31c1b7460 100644
--- a/src/js/services/startupService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/startupService.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-angular.module('copayApp.services').service('startupService', function($log) {
+angular.module('copayApp.services').service('startupService', function($log, $timeout) {
 
   var splashscreenVisible = true;
   var statusBarVisible = false;
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services').service('startupService', function($log) {
   function _hideSplash(){
     if(navigator.splashscreen && splashscreenVisible){
       $log.debug('startupService is hiding the splashscreen...');
-      navigator.splashscreen.hide();
+      $timeout(function(){
+        navigator.splashscreen.hide();
+      }, 20);
       splashscreenVisible = false;
     }
   }