diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 03409c3..58d2ad2 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ func newWindowTrigger() {
 			log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() got new window", a)
 			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 			redoWindows(1, -1)
+			if !me.stdout.init {
+				me.stdout.init = true
+				relocateStdoutOffscreen()
+			}
 			log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() after sleep")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/stdoutShow.go b/stdoutShow.go
index dd5a403..752f0ed 100644
--- a/stdoutShow.go
+++ b/stdoutShow.go
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ func makeOutputWidget(g *gocui.Gui, stringFromMouseClick string) *gocui.View {
 }
 
 func relocateStdoutOffscreen() {
+	if me.stdout.tk == nil {
+		return
+	}
 	newW := 10
 	newH := 0 - me.stdout.h - 4
 	me.stdout.tk.relocateStdout(newW, newH)
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 6cd9b30..9deb246 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ type stdout struct {
 	outputOffscreen bool       // is the STDOUT window offscreen?
 	// offscreenW   int        // where to place the window offscreen
 	// offscreenH   int        // where to place the window offscreen
-	lastW        int // the last 'w' location (used to move from offscreen to onscreen)
-	lastH        int // the last 'h' location (used to move from offscreen to onscreen)
-	mouseOffsetW int // the current 'w' offset
-	mouseOffsetH int // the current 'h' offset
+	lastW        int  // the last 'w' location (used to move from offscreen to onscreen)
+	lastH        int  // the last 'h' location (used to move from offscreen to onscreen)
+	mouseOffsetW int  // the current 'w' offset
+	mouseOffsetH int  // the current 'h' offset
+	init         bool // moves the window offscreen on startup
 }
 
 // this is the gocui way