diff --git a/twrp.cpp b/twrp.cpp
index 02f88e9..5334999 100644
--- a/twrp.cpp
+++ b/twrp.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@
 
 	// Load default values to set DataManager constants and handle ifdefs
 	DataManager::SetDefaultValues();
+
+	// Show TWRP splash here
+	printf("Starting the UI...\n");
+	gui_init();
+
 	startupArgs startup;
 	startup.parse(&argc, &argv);
 	printf("=> Linking mtab\n");
@@ -404,9 +409,6 @@
 	KernelModuleLoader::Load_Vendor_Modules();
 #endif
 
-	printf("Starting the UI...\n");
-	gui_init();
-
 	// Load up all the resources
 	gui_loadResources();