diff --git a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
index 0542231..94f78a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
@@ -483,10 +483,8 @@ class GemActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             is GemState.Requesting -> loadingView(true)
             is GemState.NotGeminiRequest -> externalProtocol(state)
             is GemState.ResponseError -> {
-                if(initialised){
-                    omniTerm.reset()
-                    showAlert("${GeminiResponse.getCodeString(state.header.code)}:\n\n${state.header.meta}")
-                }
+                omniTerm.reset()
+                showAlert("${GeminiResponse.getCodeString(state.header.code)}:\n\n${state.header.meta}")
             }
             is GemState.ClientCertError -> {
                 certPassword = null