diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/index.ts
index c975b79..19da3f6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/index.ts
@@ -40,14 +40,18 @@ const canOpenExternally = (url: string): boolean => {
   }
 }
 
-const createWindow = async () => {
-  if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
-    mainWindow.focus()
+const loadSplash = async (windowRef: BrowserWindow) => {
+  if (process.env.ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL) {
+    await windowRef.loadURL(process.env.ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL)
     return
   }
 
-  const targetUrl = await sidecar.resolveUrl()
-  if (isQuitting) {
+  await windowRef.loadFile(join(__dirname, '../renderer/index.html'))
+}
+
+const createWindow = async () => {
+  if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+    mainWindow.focus()
     return
   }
 
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ const createWindow = async () => {
   })
 
   try {
-    await windowRef.loadURL(targetUrl)
+    await loadSplash(windowRef)
   } catch (error) {
     if (mainWindow === windowRef) {
       mainWindow = null
@@ -98,6 +102,25 @@ const createWindow = async () => {
   if (!windowRef.isDestroyed()) {
     windowRef.show()
   }
+
+  const targetUrl = await sidecar.resolveUrl()
+  if (isQuitting || windowRef.isDestroyed()) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await windowRef.loadURL(targetUrl)
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (mainWindow === windowRef) {
+      mainWindow = null
+    }
+
+    if (!windowRef.isDestroyed()) {
+      windowRef.destroy()
+    }
+
+    throw error
+  }
 }
 
 const ensureWindow = async () => {