diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_supervisor.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_supervisor.cpp
index af789e134..594c1b732 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_supervisor.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_supervisor.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ TabSupervisor::TabSupervisor(AbstractClient *_client, QMenu *tabsMenu, QWidget *
     resetTabsMenu();
 
     retranslateUi();
-
-    initStartupTabs();
 }
 
 TabSupervisor::~TabSupervisor()
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_supervisor.h b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_supervisor.h
index 7e9acbdb6..912f6df27 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_supervisor.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/tabs/tab_supervisor.h
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ private:
     QAction *aTabDeckEditor, *aTabVisualDeckStorage, *aTabServer, *aTabAccount, *aTabDeckStorage, *aTabReplays,
         *aTabAdmin, *aTabLog;
 
-    void initStartupTabs();
-
     int myAddTab(Tab *tab, QAction *manager = nullptr);
     void addCloseButtonToTab(Tab *tab, int tabIndex, QAction *manager);
     QString sanitizeTabName(QString dirty) const;
@@ -101,6 +99,7 @@ public:
     explicit TabSupervisor(AbstractClient *_client, QMenu *tabsMenu, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~TabSupervisor() override;
     void retranslateUi();
+    void initStartupTabs();
     void start(const ServerInfo_User &userInfo);
     void startLocal(const QList<AbstractClient *> &_clients);
     void stop();
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/window_main.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/window_main.cpp
index a01c5bba6..ef4aaf3c9 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/ui/window_main.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/ui/window_main.cpp
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     connect(tabSupervisor, &TabSupervisor::setMenu, this, &MainWindow::updateTabMenu);
     connect(tabSupervisor, &TabSupervisor::localGameEnded, this, &MainWindow::localGameEnded);
     connect(tabSupervisor, &TabSupervisor::showWindowIfHidden, this, &MainWindow::showWindowIfHidden);
+    tabSupervisor->initStartupTabs();
 
     setCentralWidget(tabSupervisor);