diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw b/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
index 9ba1dfea..83463e36 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
@@ -1146,7 +1146,8 @@ You can find the full license texts in agpl-3.0.txt, gpl-2.0.txt, gpl-3.0.txt an
         if options.hidden:
             self.window.hide()        
 
-        self.window.show()
+        if not options.hidden:
+            self.window.show()
         self.visible = True     # Flip on
         self.load_profile(create_db = True)