diff --git a/src/ViewModels/ScanRepositories.cs b/src/ViewModels/ScanRepositories.cs
index 307694ea..cec932eb 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/ScanRepositories.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/ScanRepositories.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                     IgnoreInaccessible = true,
                 });
 
+                // Make sure this task takes at least 0.5s to avoid that the popup panel do not disappear very quickly.
+                var remain = 500 - (int)watch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
+                watch.Stop();
+                if (remain > 0)
+                    Task.Delay(remain).Wait();
+
                 Dispatcher.UIThread.Invoke(() =>
                 {
                     var normalizedRoot = rootDir.FullName.Replace("\\", "/");
@@ -61,12 +67,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                     Welcome.Instance.Refresh();
                 });
 
-                // Make sure this task takes at least 0.5s to avoid that the popup panel do not disappear very quickly.
-                var remain = 500 - (int)watch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
-                watch.Stop();
-                if (remain > 0)
-                    Task.Delay(remain).Wait();
-
                 return true;
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/Views/PopupRunningStatus.axaml.cs b/src/Views/PopupRunningStatus.axaml.cs
index 8a59d87b..05258799 100644
--- a/src/Views/PopupRunningStatus.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Views/PopupRunningStatus.axaml.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ namespace SourceGit.Views
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
+        protected override void OnLoaded(RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            base.OnLoaded(e);
+
+            _isUnloading = false;
+            if (IsVisible)
+                StartAnim();
+        }
+
         protected override void OnUnloaded(RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             _isUnloading = true;