diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 61f9b438..2c761fc9 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ if (window.location.host.endsWith('8bitworkshop.com')) {
 <input type="file" id="uploadFileElem" multiple accept="*" style="display:none" onchange="handleFileUpload(this.files)">
 
 <div id="controls_top" class="disable-select">
+ <div id="controls_dynamic" style="visibility:hidden">
   <span class="dropdown">
     <a class="btn dropdown-toggle toolbarMenuButton" id="dropdownMenuButton" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" title="Menu">
       <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-hamburger" aria-hidden="true"></span>
@@ -213,11 +214,10 @@ if (window.location.host.endsWith('8bitworkshop.com')) {
       </li>
     </ul>
   </span>
+ </div><!-- controls_dynamic -->
+ <span class="logo-gradient hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md pull-right" style="margin-left:auto">8bitworkshop</span>
+</div><!-- controls_top -->
 
-  <span class="logo-gradient hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md pull-right" style="margin-left:auto">8bitworkshop</span>
-
-  <!--<span id="best_in_firefox" style="display:none;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;float:right;color:#666">Note: Works best in Firefox</span>-->
-</div>
 <div id="notebook">
   <div id="sidebar">
     <ul id="windowMenuList">
diff --git a/src/ui.ts b/src/ui.ts
index 5aed755e..1a4fbb11 100644
--- a/src/ui.ts
+++ b/src/ui.ts
@@ -1720,9 +1720,14 @@ function startPlatform() {
   addPageFocusHandlers();
   installGAHooks();
   showInstructions();
+  revealTopBar();
   return true;
 }
 
+function revealTopBar() {
+  setTimeout(() => { $("#controls_dynamic").css('visibility','inherit'); }, 250);
+}
+
 export function loadScript(scriptfn, onload, onerror?) {
   var script = document.createElement('script');
   script.onload = onload;
@@ -1831,6 +1836,7 @@ export function startUI(loadplatform : boolean) {
       loadAndStartPlatform();
     } else {
       startPlatform();
+      revealTopBar();
     }
   });
 }
@@ -1838,10 +1844,14 @@ export function startUI(loadplatform : boolean) {
 function loadAndStartPlatform() {
   var scriptfn = 'gen/platform/' + platform_id.split(/[.-]/)[0] + '.js';
   loadScript(scriptfn, () => {
-    console.log("loaded platform", platform_id);
-    startPlatform();
-    showWelcomeMessage();
-    document.title = document.title + " [" + platform_id + "] - " + (repo_id?('['+repo_id+'] - '):'') + current_project.mainPath;
+    console.log("starting platform", platform_id);
+    try {
+      startPlatform();
+      showWelcomeMessage();
+      document.title = document.title + " [" + platform_id + "] - " + (repo_id?('['+repo_id+'] - '):'') + current_project.mainPath;
+    } finally {
+      revealTopBar();
+    }
   }, () => {
     alertError('Platform "' + platform_id + '" not supported.');
   });