diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 9604a53..1d5a4ef 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
             "justMyCode": false
         },
+        {
+            "name": "Run App (INFO+Tray)",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "main.py",
+            "args": ["--no-run-check", "-vv", "--tray"],
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "justMyCode": false
+        },
         {
             "name": "Run App (DEBUG)",
             "type": "python",
@@ -46,14 +55,5 @@
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
             "justMyCode": false
         },
-        {
-            "name": "Test ArgParser",
-            "type": "python",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "main.py",
-            "args": ["--excludes", "1", "2", "3"],
-            "console": "integratedTerminal",
-            "justMyCode": false
-        },
     ]
 }
diff --git a/gui.py b/gui.py
index dd20ac2..90f9123 100644
--- a/gui.py
+++ b/gui.py
@@ -891,9 +891,6 @@ class TrayIcon:
         self.icon: pystray.Icon | None = None
         self._button = ttk.Button(master, command=self.minimize, text="Minimize to Tray")
         self._button.grid(column=0, row=0, sticky="ne")
-        if manager._twitch.settings.tray:
-            # start hidden in tray
-            self._manager._root.after_idle(self.minimize)
 
     def is_tray(self) -> bool:
         return self.icon is not None
@@ -1284,8 +1281,11 @@ class GUIManager:
         self._handler = _TKOutputHandler(self)
         self._handler.setFormatter(FORMATTER)
         logging.getLogger("TwitchDrops").addHandler(self._handler)
-        # show the window when ready
-        if not self._twitch.settings.tray:
+        # stay hidden in tray if needed, otherwise show the window when everything's ready
+        if self._twitch.settings.tray:
+            # NOTE: this starts the tray icon thread
+            self._root.after_idle(self.tray.minimize)
+        else:
             self._root.deiconify()
 
     # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56329342/tkinter-treeview-background-tag-not-working