diff --git a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/App.svelte b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/App.svelte
index 01d5495..ee52fca 100644
--- a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/App.svelte
+++ b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/App.svelte
@@ -343,7 +343,9 @@
       }).catch(console.error),
     ];
 
-    Promise.allSettled(initTasks).then(() => {
+    // Timeout: if init hangs for 10s, force ready anyway
+    const timeout = new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 10000));
+    Promise.race([Promise.allSettled(initTasks), timeout]).then(() => {
       appReady = true;
       for (const p of PROJECTS) trackProject(p.id);
     });
diff --git a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/SplashScreen.svelte b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/SplashScreen.svelte
index 270c79a..84cb6fb 100644
--- a/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/SplashScreen.svelte
+++ b/ui-electrobun/src/mainview/SplashScreen.svelte
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       <span class="dot"></span>
       <span class="dot"></span>
     </div>
-    <div class="loading-label">{t('splash.loading')}</div>
+    <div class="loading-label">{t('splash.loading') || 'Loading...'}</div>
   </div>
 </div>