1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index c288f68dc..6c5e16928 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				files.push_back(cloudURL);
 		}
 	}
-
 	MainWindow *m = MainWindow::instance();
 	m->setLoadedWithFiles(!files.isEmpty() || !importedFiles.isEmpty());
 	m->loadFiles(files);
 	m->importFiles(importedFiles);
+	// in case something has gone wrong make sure we show the error message
+	m->showError();
+
 	if (verbose > 0)
 		print_files();
 	if (!quit)