diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/tools/textureatlaseditor.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/tools/textureatlaseditor.cpp
index ad89461ff..c8de421bc 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/tools/textureatlaseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/tools/textureatlaseditor.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void TextureAtlasEditor::fileMenuClick( const Event* Event ) {
 									  [this]( auto event ) { onTextureAtlasClose( event ); } );
 			MsgBox->setTitle( "Close Texture Atlas?" );
 			MsgBox->center();
-			MsgBox->show();
+			MsgBox->showWhenReady();
 		} else {
 			onTextureAtlasClose( NULL );
 		}
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/tools/textureatlasnew.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/tools/textureatlasnew.cpp
index e349b9d60..cb1711fc7 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/tools/textureatlasnew.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/tools/textureatlasnew.cpp
@@ -254,13 +254,13 @@ void TextureAtlasNew::onSelectFolder( const Event* Event ) {
 										"The folder must contain at least one image!" );
 			MsgBox->setTitle( "Error" );
 			MsgBox->center();
-			MsgBox->show();
+			MsgBox->showWhenReady();
 		}
 	} else {
 		MsgBox = UIMessageBox::New( UIMessageBox::OK, "You must select a folder!" );
 		MsgBox->setTitle( "Error" );
 		MsgBox->center();
-		MsgBox->show();
+		MsgBox->showWhenReady();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.cpp
index afe618bf3..26c052dd9 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/tools/uicodeeditorsplitter.cpp
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ bool UICodeEditorSplitter::tryCodeEditorClose( UICodeEditor* editor,
 		mTryCloseMsgBox->setTitle(
 			editor->getUISceneNode()->i18n( "ask_close_tab", "Close Tab?" ) );
 		mTryCloseMsgBox->center();
-		mTryCloseMsgBox->show();
+		mTryCloseMsgBox->showWhenReady();
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp
index c8f72c082..0f47368d3 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/uifiledialog.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ UIFileDialog::UIFileDialog( Uint32 dialogFlags, const std::string& defaultFilePa
 															  "Enter new folder name:" ) );
 			msgBox->setTitle( i18n( "uifiledialog_create_new_folder", "Create new folder" ) );
 			msgBox->setCloseShortcut( { KEY_ESCAPE, 0 } );
-			msgBox->show();
 			msgBox->on( Event::OnConfirm, [this, msgBox]( const Event* ) {
 				auto folderName( msgBox->getTextInput()->getText() );
 				auto newFolderPath( getCurPath() + folderName );
@@ -147,6 +146,7 @@ UIFileDialog::UIFileDialog( Uint32 dialogFlags, const std::string& defaultFilePa
 
 				msgBox->closeWindow();
 			} );
+			msgBox->showWhenReady();
 		}
 	} );
 
diff --git a/src/modules/maps/src/eepp/maps/mapeditor/mapeditor.cpp b/src/modules/maps/src/eepp/maps/mapeditor/mapeditor.cpp
index 8727c593e..8f4cacb21 100644
--- a/src/modules/maps/src/eepp/maps/mapeditor/mapeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/maps/src/eepp/maps/mapeditor/mapeditor.cpp
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ void MapEditor::fileMenuClick( const Event* Event ) {
 		MsgBox->addEventListener( Event::OnConfirm, [this]( auto event ) { onMapClose( event ); } );
 		MsgBox->setTitle( "Close Map?" );
 		MsgBox->center();
-		MsgBox->show();
+		MsgBox->showWhenReady();
 	} else if ( "Quit" == txt ) {
 		if ( NULL == mUIWindow ) {
 			mUIContainer->getSceneNode()->getWindow()->close();
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ UIMessageBox* MapEditor::createAlert( const String& title, const String& text )
 	MsgBox->setWindowFlags( UI_WIN_DEFAULT_FLAGS | UI_WIN_RESIZEABLE | UI_WIN_MODAL );
 	MsgBox->setTitle( title );
 	MsgBox->center();
-	MsgBox->show();
+	MsgBox->showWhenReady();
 	return MsgBox;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/test_all/test.cpp b/src/tests/test_all/test.cpp
index 75b7a912d..e8682ba20 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_all/test.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/test_all/test.cpp
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ void EETest::createColorPicker( Node* node ) {
 	mColorPicker = Tools::UIColorPicker::NewModal( node, []( Color color ) {
 		UIMessageBox* msgBox = UIMessageBox::New( UIMessageBox::OK, color.toHexString() );
 		msgBox->center();
-		msgBox->show();
+		msgBox->showWhenReady();
 	} );
 	// mColorPicker->getUIWindow()->center();
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/mapeditor/mapeditor.cpp b/src/tools/mapeditor/mapeditor.cpp
index 5b6f22e8f..4123775d6 100644
--- a/src/tools/mapeditor/mapeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/mapeditor/mapeditor.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bool onCloseRequestCallback( EE::Window::Window* ) {
 		MsgBox->addEventListener( Event::OnClose, []( const Event* ) { MsgBox = NULL; } );
 		MsgBox->setTitle( "Close Map?" );
 		MsgBox->center();
-		MsgBox->show();
+		MsgBox->showWhenReady();
 		return false;
 	} else {
 		return true;
diff --git a/src/tools/textureatlaseditor/textureatlaseditor.cpp b/src/tools/textureatlaseditor/textureatlaseditor.cpp
index 9ad0d1a14..bcd6337b8 100644
--- a/src/tools/textureatlaseditor/textureatlaseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/textureatlaseditor/textureatlaseditor.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bool onCloseRequestCallback( EE::Window::Window* ) {
 		MsgBox->addEventListener( Event::OnClose, []( const Event* ) { MsgBox = NULL; } );
 		MsgBox->setTitle( "Close Texture Atlas Editor?" );
 		MsgBox->center();
-		MsgBox->show();
+		MsgBox->showWhenReady();
 		return false;
 	} else {
 		return true;
diff --git a/src/tools/uieditor/uieditor.cpp b/src/tools/uieditor/uieditor.cpp
index 18ae95f70..ea4a64a94 100644
--- a/src/tools/uieditor/uieditor.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/uieditor/uieditor.cpp
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ bool App::onCloseRequestCallback( EE::Window::Window* ) {
 	mMsgBox->addEventListener( Event::OnWindowClose, [this]( const Event* ) { mMsgBox = NULL; } );
 	mMsgBox->setTitle( "Close Editor?" );
 	mMsgBox->center();
-	mMsgBox->show();
+	mMsgBox->showWhenReady();
 
 	SceneManager::instance()->setCurrentUISceneNode( mUISceneNode );
 	return false;