diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 823a2a54a..2d6cf9f08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - Schedule and Menu options not being updated after change of language
 - multiple RTL UI issues
 - RPM installer conflicts with other Electron apps
+- improve break window loading to fix blank window
 
 ## [1.15.1] - 2023-11-19
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/app/break.js b/app/break.js
index c524770ee..9bec67997 100644
--- a/app/break.js
+++ b/app/break.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ window.onload = (event) => {
   })
 
   ipcRenderer.once('progress', (event, started, duration, strictMode, postpone, postponePercent, backgroundColor) => {
-    ipcRenderer.send('long-break-loaded')
     const progress = document.querySelector('#progress')
     const progressTime = document.querySelector('#progress-time')
     const postponeElement = document.querySelector('#postpone')
@@ -61,5 +60,6 @@ window.onload = (event) => {
           settings.get('language'))
       }
     }, 100)
+    ipcRenderer.send('long-break-loaded')
   })
 }
diff --git a/app/main.js b/app/main.js
index e64c3a6c2..7b13c04dc 100644
--- a/app/main.js
+++ b/app/main.js
@@ -784,6 +784,11 @@ function startMicrobreak () {
     })
     // microbreakWinLocal.webContents.openDevTools()
     microbreakWinLocal.once('ready-to-show', () => {
+      log.info('Stretchly: ready-to-show fired')
+    })
+
+    ipcMain.once('mini-break-loaded', () => {
+      log.info('Stretchly: Mini Break window loaded')
       if (showBreaksAsRegularWindows) {
         microbreakWinLocal.show()
       } else {
@@ -807,6 +812,7 @@ function startMicrobreak () {
           microbreakWinLocal.center()
         }, 0)
       }
+      updateTray()
     })
 
     require('@electron/remote/main').enable(microbreakWinLocal.webContents)
@@ -839,9 +845,6 @@ function startMicrobreak () {
       app.dock.hide()
     }
   }
-  ipcMain.on('mini-break-loaded', (event) => {
-    updateTray()
-  })
 }
 
 function startBreak () {
@@ -926,6 +929,11 @@ function startBreak () {
     })
     // breakWinLocal.webContents.openDevTools()
     breakWinLocal.once('ready-to-show', () => {
+      log.info('Stretchly: ready-to-show fired')
+    })
+
+    ipcMain.once('long-break-loaded', () => {
+      log.info('Stretchly: Long Break window loaded')
       if (showBreaksAsRegularWindows) {
         breakWinLocal.show()
       } else {
@@ -950,6 +958,7 @@ function startBreak () {
           breakWinLocal.center()
         }, 0)
       }
+      updateTray()
     })
 
     require('@electron/remote/main').enable(breakWinLocal.webContents)
@@ -982,9 +991,6 @@ function startBreak () {
       app.dock.hide()
     }
   }
-  ipcMain.on('long-break-loaded', (event) => {
-    updateTray()
-  })
 }
 
 function breakComplete (shouldPlaySound, windows, breakType) {
diff --git a/app/microbreak.js b/app/microbreak.js
index e50d6496a..d16788f92 100644
--- a/app/microbreak.js
+++ b/app/microbreak.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ window.onload = (e) => {
   })
 
   ipcRenderer.once('progress', (event, started, duration, strictMode, postpone, postponePercent, backgroundColor) => {
-    ipcRenderer.send('mini-break-loaded')
     const progress = document.querySelector('#progress')
     const progressTime = document.querySelector('#progress-time')
     const postponeElement = document.querySelector('#postpone')
@@ -58,5 +57,6 @@ window.onload = (e) => {
           settings.get('language'))
       }
     }, 100)
+    ipcRenderer.send('mini-break-loaded')
   })
 }