diff --git a/src/lib/Application.cpp b/src/lib/Application.cpp
index 807185ee..7e2155e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/Application.cpp
@@ -188,12 +188,6 @@ void Application::createAndLoadProject(const FilePath& projectSettingsFilePath)
 
 		if (m_project)
 		{
-			if (m_hasGUI)
-			{
-				updateTitle();
-				m_mainView->hideStartScreen();
-			}
-
 			m_project->load();
 		}
 		else
@@ -201,6 +195,8 @@ void Application::createAndLoadProject(const FilePath& projectSettingsFilePath)
 			LOG_ERROR_STREAM(<< "Failed to load project.");
 			MessageStatus("Failed to load project: " + projectSettingsFilePath.str(), true).dispatch();
 		}
+
+		updateTitle();
 	}
 	catch (std::exception& e)
 	{
@@ -327,7 +323,7 @@ void Application::handleMessage(MessageSwitchColorScheme* message)
 
 void Application::handleMessage(MessageWindowFocus* message)
 {
-	if (message->focusIn && ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getAutomaticUpdateCheck())
+	if (message->focusIn && m_project && ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getAutomaticUpdateCheck())
 	{
 		m_updateChecker->checkUpdate();
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/data/indexer/IndexerCommand.cpp b/src/lib/data/indexer/IndexerCommand.cpp
index 354c002c..9d9b81ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/indexer/IndexerCommand.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/data/indexer/IndexerCommand.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ IndexerCommand::~IndexerCommand()
 
 size_t IndexerCommand::getByteSize() const
 {
-	size_t size = m_sourceFilePath.str().size();
+	size_t size = sizeof(std::string) + m_sourceFilePath.str().size();
 
 	for (const FilePath& path: m_indexedPaths)
 	{
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtUpdateCheckerWidget.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtUpdateCheckerWidget.cpp
index 156a389a..9d1e58d3 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtUpdateCheckerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtUpdateCheckerWidget.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QPushButton>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QUrl>
 
 #include "qt/network/QtUpdateChecker.h"
@@ -27,7 +28,12 @@ QtUpdateCheckerWidget::QtUpdateCheckerWidget(QWidget* parent)
 	{
 		if (QtUpdateChecker::needsAutomaticCheck())
 		{
-			checkUpdate(false);
+			QTimer::singleShot(250,
+				[this]()
+				{
+					checkUpdate(false);
+				}
+			);
 		}
 		else
 		{