diff --git a/src/client/component/splash.cpp b/src/client/component/splash.cpp
index b4a35a99..70208fd7 100644
--- a/src/client/component/splash.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/splash.cpp
@@ -60,13 +60,15 @@ namespace splash
 			this->destroy();
 		}
 
-		void hide() const
+		void hide()
 		{
 			if (this->window_ && IsWindow(this->window_))
 			{
 				ShowWindow(this->window_, SW_HIDE);
 				UpdateWindow(this->window_);
 			}
+
+			this->destroy();
 		}
 
 	private:
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ namespace splash
 				ShowWindow(this->window_, SW_HIDE);
 				DestroyWindow(this->window_);
 				this->window_ = nullptr;
+
 				if (this->window_thread_.joinable())
 				{
 					this->window_thread_.join();
@@ -89,6 +92,10 @@ namespace splash
 
 				this->window_ = nullptr;
 			}
+			else if (this->window_thread_.joinable())
+			{
+				this->window_thread_.detach();
+			}
 		}
 
 		void draw()