diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/openrtx.c b/openrtx/src/core/openrtx.c
index 9338ef26..8de57d02 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/core/openrtx.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/core/openrtx.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ void openrtx_init()
     // Display splash screen, turn on backlight after a suitable time to
     // hide random pixels during render process
     ui_drawSplashScreen(true);
-    vp_announceSplashScreen();
     gfx_render();
     sleepFor(0u, 30u);
     platform_setBacklightLevel(state.settings.brightness);
@@ -78,9 +77,6 @@ void openrtx_init()
     state.gpsDetected = gps_detect(1000);
     if(state.gpsDetected) gps_init(9600);
     #endif
-
-    // Keep the splash screen for 1 second
-    sleepFor(1u, 0u);
 }
 
 void *openrtx_run()
diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/threads.c b/openrtx/src/core/threads.c
index 753b054f..ca48154c 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/core/threads.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/core/threads.c
@@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ void *ui_threadFunc(void *arg)
     bool        sync_rtx = true;
     long long   time     = 0;
 
-    // Load initial state and perform a GUI draw
+    // Load initial state and update the UI
     ui_saveState();
     ui_updateGUI();
+
+    // Keep the splash screen for one second  before rendering the new UI screen
+    sleepFor(1u, 0u);
     gfx_render();
 
     while(state.devStatus != SHUTDOWN)
diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/voicePrompts.c b/openrtx/src/core/voicePrompts.c
index 74bfcae0..06c38632 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/core/voicePrompts.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/core/voicePrompts.c
@@ -627,11 +627,11 @@ void vp_tick()
     // see if we've finished.
     if(vpCurrentSequence.pos == vpCurrentSequence.length)
     {
-        disableSpkOutput();
         voicePromptActive              = false;
         vpCurrentSequence.pos          = 0;
         vpCurrentSequence.c2DataIndex  = 0;
         vpCurrentSequence.c2DataLength = 0;
+        disableSpkOutput();
         codec_stop();
     }
 }
diff --git a/openrtx/src/ui/ui.c b/openrtx/src/ui/ui.c
index 00233bdc..f9798de1 100644
--- a/openrtx/src/ui/ui.c
+++ b/openrtx/src/ui/ui.c
@@ -1116,21 +1116,15 @@ void ui_drawSplashScreen(bool centered)
 {
     gfx_clearScreen();
     point_t splash_origin = {0,0};
-    #ifdef OLD_SPLASH
-    if(centered)
-        splash_origin.y = SCREEN_HEIGHT / 2 + 6;
-    else
-        splash_origin.y = SCREEN_HEIGHT / 4;
-    gfx_print(splash_origin, FONT_SIZE_12PT, TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, yellow_fab413,
-              currentLanguage->openRTX);
-    #else
+
     if(centered)
         splash_origin.y = SCREEN_HEIGHT / 2 - 6;
     else
         splash_origin.y = SCREEN_HEIGHT / 5;
     gfx_print(splash_origin, FONT_SIZE_12PT, TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, yellow_fab413,
               "O P N\nR T X");
-    #endif
+
+    vp_announceSplashScreen();
 }
 
 void ui_saveState()