diff --git a/lib/gui/app/app.ts b/lib/gui/app/app.ts
index 9475af88..952c0b11 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/app.ts
+++ b/lib/gui/app/app.ts
@@ -336,6 +336,16 @@ window.addEventListener('touchstart', extendLock);
 // Initial update lock acquisition
 extendLock();
 
-settings.load().catch(exceptionReporter.report);
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+	try {
+		await settings.load();
+	} catch (error) {
+		exceptionReporter.report(error);
+	}
+	ReactDOM.render(
+		React.createElement(MainPage),
+		document.getElementById('main'),
+	);
+}
 
-ReactDOM.render(React.createElement(MainPage), document.getElementById('main'));
+main();
diff --git a/lib/gui/app/components/featured-project/featured-project.tsx b/lib/gui/app/components/featured-project/featured-project.tsx
index 49426a8d..98d39d54 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/components/featured-project/featured-project.tsx
+++ b/lib/gui/app/components/featured-project/featured-project.tsx
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ export class FeaturedProject extends React.Component<
 		this.state = { endpoint: null };
 	}
 
-	public async componentDidMount() {
+	public componentDidMount() {
 		try {
-			await settings.load();
 			const endpoint =
 				settings.get('featuredProjectEndpoint') ||
 				'https://assets.balena.io/etcher-featured/index.html';