diff --git a/app/lib/index.ts b/app/lib/index.ts
index af158b8c..843db68d 100644
--- a/app/lib/index.ts
+++ b/app/lib/index.ts
@@ -15,35 +15,21 @@ if (!process.env.TABBY_PLUGINS) {
 
 const argv = parseArgs(process.argv, process.cwd())
 
-loadConfig().then(configStore => {
-    const application = new Application(configStore)
+const application = loadConfig().catch(err => {
+    dialog.showErrorBox('Could not read config', err.message)
+    app.exit(1)
+}).then(configStore => {
+    const _application = new Application(configStore)
 
     ipcMain.on('app:new-window', () => {
-        application.newWindow()
-    })
-
-    app.on('activate', () => {
-        if (!application.hasWindows()) {
-            application.newWindow()
-        } else {
-            application.focus()
-        }
+        _application.newWindow()
     })
 
     process.on('uncaughtException' as any, err => {
         console.log(err)
-        application.broadcast('uncaughtException', err)
+        _application.broadcast('uncaughtException', err)
     })
 
-    app.on('second-instance', (_event, newArgv, cwd) => {
-        application.handleSecondInstance(newArgv, cwd)
-    })
-
-    if (!app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
-        app.quit()
-        app.exit(0)
-    }
-
     if (argv.d) {
         electronDebug({
             isEnabled: true,
@@ -52,24 +38,43 @@ loadConfig().then(configStore => {
         })
     }
 
-    app.on('ready', async () => {
-        if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
-            app.dock.setMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate([
-                {
-                    label: 'New window',
-                    click () {
-                        this.app.newWindow()
-                    },
+    return _application
+})
+
+
+app.on('activate', async () => {
+    if (!(await application).hasWindows()) {
+        (await application).newWindow()
+    } else {
+        (await application).focus()
+    }
+})
+
+app.on('second-instance', async (_event, newArgv, cwd) => {
+    (await application).handleSecondInstance(newArgv, cwd)
+})
+
+if (!app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
+    app.quit()
+    app.exit(0)
+}
+
+app.on('ready', async () => {
+    if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+        app.dock.setMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+            {
+                label: 'New window',
+                click () {
+                    this.app.newWindow()
                 },
-            ]))
-        }
-        application.init()
+            },
+        ]))
+    }
+
+    (await application).init()
 
-        const window = await application.newWindow({ hidden: argv.hidden })
-        await window.ready
-        window.passCliArguments(process.argv, process.cwd(), false)
-        window.focus()
-    })
-}).catch(err => {
-    dialog.showErrorBox('Could not read config', err.message)
+    const window = await (await application).newWindow({ hidden: argv.hidden })
+    await window.ready
+    window.passCliArguments(process.argv, process.cwd(), false)
+    window.focus()
 })