diff --git a/openlp.pyw b/openlp.pyw
index 3b97a33d9..f1a710f59 100755
--- a/openlp.pyw
+++ b/openlp.pyw
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class OpenLP(QtGui.QApplication):
         if show_splash:
             # now kill the splashscreen
             self.splash.finish(self.mainWindow)
-        self.mainWindow.versionCheck()
+        #self.mainWindow.versionCheck()
         return self.exec_()
 
 def main():
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
index 8e93fbf12..b41b6f1b4 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ media_manager_style = """
     border-color: palette(light);
   }
 """
-
 class Ui_MainWindow(object):
     def setupUi(self, MainWindow):
         """
@@ -582,6 +581,8 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                 self.trUtf8('The Main Display has been blanked out'),
                 QtGui.QMessageBox.StandardButtons(QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok),
                 QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok)
+        self.repaint()
+        self.versionCheck()
 
     def onHelpAboutItemClicked(self):
         """
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index a41b1ed7a..fcd5e288e 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.0-697
+1.9.0-696