diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.cpp b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
index 8d8c69fb1..708c0c7be 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         // parse if needed, parsing contains its own error handling
         if (!this->m_parsed)
         {
-            bool s = this->parse();
+            const bool s = this->parse();
             if (!s) { return false; }
         }
 
@@ -588,6 +588,12 @@ namespace BlackCore
         return this->m_accessManager.networkAccessible() == QNetworkAccessManager::Accessible;
     }
 
+    bool CApplication::hasSetupReader() const
+    {
+        // m_startSetupReader set to false, if something wrong with parsing
+        return m_setupReader && m_startSetupReader;
+    }
+
     void CApplication::exit(int retcode)
     {
         if (instance())
diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.h b/src/blackcore/application.h
index a182aad9b..2724dd496 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.h
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Network accessible?
         bool isNetworkAccessible() const;
 
+        //! Setup reader?
+        bool hasSetupReader() const;
+
         //! Setup already synchronized
         bool isSetupAvailable() const;
 
@@ -416,8 +419,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         bool isSetOrTrue(const QCommandLineOption &option) const;
 
         //! Severe issue during startup, most likely it does not make sense to continue
-        //! \note call this here if the parsing stage is over and reaction to a runtime issue
-        //!       is needed
+        //! \note call this here if the parsing stage is over and reaction to a runtime issue is needed
         void severeStartupProblem(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message);
 
         //! Start the core facade
diff --git a/src/swiftguistandard/main.cpp b/src/swiftguistandard/main.cpp
index 5edf40219..70425faa8 100644
--- a/src/swiftguistandard/main.cpp
+++ b/src/swiftguistandard/main.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     a.setSignalStartupAutomatically(false); // application will signal startup on its own
     a.splashScreen(CIcons::swift256());
     if (!a.parse()) { return EXIT_FAILURE; }
-    if (!a.start())
+    if (!a.hasSetupReader() || !a.start())
     {
         a.gracefulShutdown();
         return EXIT_FAILURE;