diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/messages.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/messages.cpp
index af1898411..935712444 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/messages.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/messages.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         m_scrollToTopCommand("org/swift-project/xswiftbus/scroll_top", "Scroll to top of XSwiftBus text messages", [this] { scrollToTop(); }),
         m_scrollToBottomCommand("org/swift-project/xswiftbus/scroll_bottom", "Scroll to bottom of XSwiftBus text messages", [this] { scrollToBottom(); }),
         m_debugCommand("org/swift-project/xswiftbus/debug", "", [this] { static int c = 0; this->addMessage({ "hello " + std::to_string(c++), 0, .75, 0 }); })
-    {}
+    {
+        show();
+    }
 
     void CMessageBoxControl::addMessage(const CMessage &message)
     {
@@ -91,7 +93,6 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         m_messages.push_back(message);
         if (m_position + 1 >= m_messages.size() || ! m_visible)
         {
-            show();
             scrollToBottom();
         }
     }
@@ -128,8 +129,6 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
 
     void CMessageBoxControl::scrollToBottom()
     {
-        if (! m_visible) { return; }
-
         m_position = m_messages.size();
         updateVisibleLines();
     }
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
index b89079ba6..4f33af5ff 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/service.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
 
     CService::CService(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
     {
+        m_messages.addMessage( { "xswiftbus started.", 0, 255, 255 } );
         m_airportUpdater = new QTimer(this);
         m_airportUpdater->start(60000);
         connect(m_airportUpdater, &QTimer::timeout, this, &CService::updateAirportsInRange);