diff --git a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
index 72f1b96..6a2184b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
@@ -483,8 +483,10 @@ class GemActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             is GemState.Requesting -> loadingView(true)
             is GemState.NotGeminiRequest -> externalProtocol(state)
             is GemState.ResponseError -> {
-                omniTerm.reset()
-                showAlert("${GeminiResponse.getCodeString(state.header.code)}:\n\n${state.header.meta}")
+                if(initialised){
+                    omniTerm.reset()
+                    showAlert("${GeminiResponse.getCodeString(state.header.code)}:\n\n${state.header.meta}")
+                }
             }
             is GemState.ClientCertError -> {
                 certPassword = null