diff --git a/src-tauri/src/app.rs b/src-tauri/src/app.rs
index 26d645a..603190d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/app.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/app.rs
@@ -74,13 +74,16 @@ pub async fn connect_db() -> Result<SqlitePool, SetupError> {
 async fn setup(app: &mut App) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     APP.set(app.handle()).unwrap();
 
+    let is_first_launch = config::get_or_create_db_path()?.exists();
+
     let pool = connect_db().await?;
     let conf = AppConfig::load(&pool).await?;
     let session = Session::load(&pool).await?;
     let srv = Server::new(conf.listen_addr, conf.listen_port, app.handle()).await?;
 
     config::set_auto_launch(conf.start_on_login)?;
-    if !conf.start_minimized {
+    // if session is empty, this is probably the first launch, so don't autohide
+    if !conf.start_minimized || is_first_launch {
         app.get_window("main")
             .ok_or(HandlerError::NoMainWindow)?
             .show()?;