diff --git a/src/gui.rs b/src/gui.rs
index 787b038..f7fa58d 100644
--- a/src/gui.rs
+++ b/src/gui.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Message {
+    FontLoaded,
     PollProcesses,
     ReloadConfig,
     AddLauncher,
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ impl Dashboard {
 
 fn update(state: &mut Dashboard, msg: Message) -> Task<Message> {
     match msg {
+        Message::FontLoaded => Task::none(),
         Message::PollProcesses => {
             for l in &state.config.launchers {
                 state.running.insert(l.name.clone(), launcher::is_running(l));
@@ -1168,11 +1170,15 @@ pub fn run(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
     iced::application(|_: &Dashboard| String::from("umutray"), update, view)
         .subscription(subscription)
         .theme(|_| Theme::Dark)
-        .font(iced_fonts::BOOTSTRAP_FONT_BYTES)
+        
         .window(iced::window::Settings {
             size: iced::Size::new(600.0, 560.0),
             ..Default::default()
         })
-        .run_with(move || (Dashboard::new(config.clone()), Task::none()))
+        .run_with(move || {
+        let cfg = config.clone();
+        let load_font = iced::font::load(std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(iced_fonts::BOOTSTRAP_FONT_BYTES)).map(|_| Message::FontLoaded);
+        (Dashboard::new(cfg), load_font)
+    })
         .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("iced: {e}"))
 }