diff --git a/Kiwix/SplashScreenKiwix.storyboard b/Kiwix/SplashScreenKiwix.storyboard
index 1499af84..d36acdca 100644
--- a/Kiwix/SplashScreenKiwix.storyboard
+++ b/Kiwix/SplashScreenKiwix.storyboard
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                         <subviews>
                             <imageView clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="scaleAspectFit" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" image="welcomeLogo" adjustsImageSizeForAccessibilityContentSizeCategory="YES" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="aq8-ue-tYD" userLabel="Logo">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="142" y="61" width="284" height="134"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="142" y="82" width="284" height="92"/>
                                 <constraints>
                                     <constraint firstAttribute="width" constant="300" id="zyG-3z-VNV"/>
                                 </constraints>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                             <constraint firstItem="aq8-ue-tYD" firstAttribute="centerY" secondItem="Ze5-6b-2t3" secondAttribute="centerY" constant="-58" id="tmp-PG-GZz">
                                 <variation key="heightClass=compact" constant="-32"/>
                             </constraint>
-                            <constraint firstItem="aq8-ue-tYD" firstAttribute="height" secondItem="Ze5-6b-2t3" secondAttribute="height" constant="-186" id="yNt-tV-blG"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="aq8-ue-tYD" firstAttribute="height" secondItem="Ze5-6b-2t3" secondAttribute="height" constant="-228" id="yNt-tV-blG"/>
                         </constraints>
                         <variation key="default">
                             <mask key="constraints">
diff --git a/Views/BuildingBlocks/LoadingView.swift b/Views/BuildingBlocks/LoadingView.swift
index 7b185f1d..c20a52b1 100644
--- a/Views/BuildingBlocks/LoadingView.swift
+++ b/Views/BuildingBlocks/LoadingView.swift
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ struct LogoCalc {
         ///  50 top bar
         ///  20 spacing above logo
         ///  Logo itself
-        ///  20 between logo and buttons
-        ///  44 height for the row of buttons
+        ///  20 spacing between logo and buttons
+        ///  44 height for the one row of buttons
         ///  20 spacing below buttons
+        ///  22 for error message
+        ///  20 spacing below error message
         ///  32 for bottom navbar
         ///  ---------
-        ///  186 > it's also used on the splash screen
-        static let minNonLogoSpace: CGFloat = barHeights + oneRowOfButtonsHeight + 3 * spacing
+        ///  228 > it's also used on the splash screen
+        static let minNonLogoSpace: CGFloat = barHeights + oneRowOfButtonsHeight + 4 * spacing + errorMsgHeight
         static let barHeights: CGFloat = 50 + 32
         static let oneRowOfButtonsHeight: CGFloat = 44
         static let twoRowsOfButtonsHeight: CGFloat = 96
@@ -104,11 +106,12 @@ struct LogoCalc {
     }
 
     var errorTextCenterY: CGFloat {
-        if isVerticalCompact { // put the error to the top of the screen
-            return logoCenterY - logoSize.height * 0.5 - Const.errorMsgHeight * 0.5 - Const.spacing
+        let buttonsHeight = if isVerticalCompact {
+            Const.oneRowOfButtonsHeight
         } else {
-            return buttonCenterY + Const.twoRowsOfButtonsHeight * 0.5 + Const.spacing + Const.errorMsgHeight * 0.5
+            Const.twoRowsOfButtonsHeight
         }
+        return buttonCenterY + buttonsHeight * 0.5 + Const.spacing + Const.errorMsgHeight * 0.5
     }
 
     var buttonCenterY: CGFloat {
diff --git a/Views/Welcome.swift b/Views/Welcome.swift
index 7845356b..c7702322 100644
--- a/Views/Welcome.swift
+++ b/Views/Welcome.swift
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ struct Welcome: View {
                 .opacity(hasSeenCategories ? 1 : 0)
                 .frame(maxWidth: logoCalc.buttonsWidth)
                 .onChange(of: library.state) { state in
+                    if state == .error {
+                        hasSeenCategories = true
+                    }
                     guard state == .complete else { return }
 #if os(macOS)
                     navigation.currentItem = .categories