diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index 2e948560..f7cee891 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const translatedAttributes = (t: typeof i18n.t) => ({
 
 const App = () => {
   const [settings, setSettings] = useState<Settings>(store.get());
-  const [splashScreen, setSplashScreen] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [snackBarOpen, setSnackBarOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [snackBarContent, setSnackBarContent] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [snackBarSeverity, setSnackBarSeverity] = useState<AlertColor | undefined>();
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ const App = () => {
     setVisibleRowCount(30);
     setLoadMoreRows(true);
     if(settings.files?.length === 0) {
-      setSplashScreen('noFiles');
       setTodoObjects(null);
     }
   }, [settings.files]);
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ const App = () => {
         setSnackBarSeverity={setSnackBarSeverity}
         setSnackBarContent={setSnackBarContent}
         setSettings={setSettings}
-        setSplashScreen={setSplashScreen}
         setIsSettingsOpen={setIsSettingsOpen}
       />
       {settings.matomo && (
@@ -163,11 +160,10 @@ const App = () => {
                 </>
               )}
               <SplashScreen
-                splashScreen={splashScreen}
                 setDialogOpen={setDialogOpen}
                 setSearchString={setSearchString}
-                setSplashScreen={setSplashScreen}
                 headers={headers}
+                settings={settings}
               />
             </Box>
           </Box>
diff --git a/src/renderer/IpcRenderer.tsx b/src/renderer/IpcRenderer.tsx
index 923ae5ad..b3333ea5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/IpcRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/IpcRenderer.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ interface Props {
   setSnackBarSeverity: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<AlertColor | undefined>>;
   setSnackBarContent: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string | null>>;
   setSettings: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Settings>>;
-  setSplashScreen: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string | null>>;
   setIsSettingsOpen: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ const IpcComponent: React.FC<Props> = ({
   setSnackBarSeverity,
   setSnackBarContent,
   setSettings,
-  setSplashScreen,
   setIsSettingsOpen,
 }) => {
 
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ const IpcComponent: React.FC<Props> = ({
     if(requestedData?.attributes) setAttributes(requestedData.attributes);
     if(requestedData?.filters) setFilters(requestedData.filters);
     if(requestedData?.todoObjects) setTodoObjects(requestedData.todoObjects);
-    setSplashScreen(null);
   };
 
   const handleUpdateAttributeFields = (todoObject: TodoObject) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/Prompt.tsx b/src/renderer/Prompt.tsx
index 5667a609..d1c9101c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Prompt.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/Prompt.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const Prompt: React.FC<Props> = ({
       {promptItem?.headline && <DialogTitle>{promptItem.headline}</DialogTitle>}
       {promptItem?.text && <DialogContent><p>{promptItem.text}</p></DialogContent>}
       <DialogActions>
-
         <Button 
           onClick={onClose}
           data-testid="prompt-button-cancel"
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ const Prompt: React.FC<Props> = ({
         </Button>
         {promptItem?.button1 && <Button onClick={() => onClick(promptItem.onButton1)} data-testid={`prompt-button-${promptItem.button1}`}>{promptItem.button1}</Button>}
         {promptItem?.button2 && <Button onClick={() => onClick(promptItem.onButton2)} data-testid={`prompt-button-${promptItem.button2}`}>{promptItem.button2}</Button>}
-
       </DialogActions>
     </Dialog>
   );
diff --git a/src/renderer/SplashScreen.tsx b/src/renderer/SplashScreen.tsx
index e5db8e69..8a9a9d94 100644
--- a/src/renderer/SplashScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/SplashScreen.tsx
@@ -7,23 +7,21 @@ import { withTranslation, WithTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import './SplashScreen.scss';
 import { i18n } from './Settings/LanguageSelector';
 
-interface Props extends WithTranslation {
-  splashScreen: string | null;
+interface SplashScreenProps extends WithTranslation {
   setSearchString: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string>>;
   setDialogOpen: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
-  setSplashScreen: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string | null>>;
   headers: HeadersObject | null;
+  settings: Settings;
   t: typeof i18n.t;
 }
 
 const { ipcRenderer, store } = window.api;
 
-const SplashScreen: FC<Props> = memo(({
-  splashScreen,
+const SplashScreen: FC<SplashScreenProps> = memo(({
   setSearchString,
   setDialogOpen,
-  setSplashScreen,
   headers,
+  settings,
   t,
 }) => {
   const handleCreateTodo = () => {
@@ -43,21 +41,9 @@ const SplashScreen: FC<Props> = memo(({
     ipcRenderer.send('createFile', false);
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if(!headers) {
-      return;
-    } else if(headers.availableObjects === 0) {      
-      if(splashScreen !== 'noTodosAvailable') setSplashScreen('noTodosAvailable')
-    } else if(headers.visibleObjects === 0) {
-      if(splashScreen !== 'noTodosVisible') setSplashScreen('noTodosVisible');
-    } else {
-      setSplashScreen(null);
-    }
-  }, [headers]);
-
   return (
     <Box id='splashScreen'>
-      {splashScreen === 'noTodosVisible' && (
+      {settings.files?.length > 0 && headers?.visibleObjects === 0 && headers?.availableObjects > 0 && (
         <>
           <DryCleaningIcon />
           <p>{t('splashscreen.noTodosVisible.text')}</p>
@@ -68,7 +54,7 @@ const SplashScreen: FC<Props> = memo(({
           </Box>
         </>
       )}
-      {splashScreen === 'noTodosAvailable' && (
+      {settings.files?.length > 0 && headers?.availableObjects === 0 && (
         <>
           <BeachAccessIcon />
           <p>{t('splashscreen.noTodosAvailable.text')}</p>
@@ -79,7 +65,7 @@ const SplashScreen: FC<Props> = memo(({
           </Box>
         </>
       )}
-      {splashScreen === 'noFiles' && (
+      {settings.files?.length === 0 && (
         <Box className="fileDropZone">
           <SaveAltIcon />
           <p>{t('splashscreen.noFiles.text')}</p>