diff --git a/src/coreservices.cpp b/src/coreservices.cpp
index 36d1c0725c7..6269c33e1bc 100644
--- a/src/coreservices.cpp
+++ b/src/coreservices.cpp
@@ -103,10 +103,23 @@ inline QLocale inputLocale() {
 
 namespace mixxx {
 
-CoreServices::CoreServices(const CmdlineArgs& args)
+CoreServices::CoreServices(const CmdlineArgs& args, QApplication* pApp)
         : m_runtime_timer(QLatin1String("CoreServices::runtime")),
           m_cmdlineArgs(args) {
+    m_runtime_timer.start();
+    mixxx::Time::start();
+    ScopedTimer t("CoreServices::CoreServices");
+    // All this here is running without without start up screen
+    // Defere long initialisations to CoreServices::initialize() which is
+    // called after the GUI is initalized
     initializeSettings();
+    initializeLogging();
+    // Only record stats in developer mode.
+    if (m_cmdlineArgs.getDeveloper()) {
+        StatsManager::createInstance();
+    }
+    mixxx::Translations::initializeTranslations(
+            m_pSettingsManager->settings(), pApp, m_cmdlineArgs.getLocale());
     initializeKeyboard();
 }
 
@@ -128,11 +141,7 @@ void CoreServices::initializeSettings() {
     m_pSettingsManager = std::make_unique<SettingsManager>(settingsPath);
 }
 
-void CoreServices::initialize(QApplication* pApp) {
-    m_runtime_timer.start();
-    mixxx::Time::start();
-    ScopedTimer t("CoreServices::initialize");
-
+void CoreServices::initializeLogging() {
     mixxx::LogFlags logFlags = mixxx::LogFlag::LogToFile;
     if (m_cmdlineArgs.getDebugAssertBreak()) {
         logFlags.setFlag(mixxx::LogFlag::DebugAssertBreak);
@@ -142,6 +151,10 @@ void CoreServices::initialize(QApplication* pApp) {
             m_cmdlineArgs.getLogLevel(),
             m_cmdlineArgs.getLogFlushLevel(),
             logFlags);
+}
+
+void CoreServices::initialize(QApplication* pApp) {
+    ScopedTimer t("CoreServices::initialize");
 
     VERIFY_OR_DEBUG_ASSERT(SoundSourceProxy::registerProviders()) {
         qCritical() << "Failed to register any SoundSource providers";
@@ -150,16 +163,6 @@ void CoreServices::initialize(QApplication* pApp) {
 
     VersionStore::logBuildDetails();
 
-    // Only record stats in developer mode.
-    if (m_cmdlineArgs.getDeveloper()) {
-        StatsManager::createInstance();
-    }
-
-    initializeKeyboard();
-
-    mixxx::Translations::initializeTranslations(
-            m_pSettingsManager->settings(), pApp, m_cmdlineArgs.getLocale());
-
 #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
     // XESetWireToError will segfault if running as a Wayland client
     if (pApp->platformName() == QLatin1String("xcb")) {
@@ -167,6 +170,8 @@ void CoreServices::initialize(QApplication* pApp) {
             XESetWireToError(QX11Info::display(), i, &__xErrorHandler);
         }
     }
+#else
+    Q_UNUSED(pApp);
 #endif
 
     UserSettingsPointer pConfig = m_pSettingsManager->settings();
diff --git a/src/coreservices.h b/src/coreservices.h
index d1447e3d407..e69da355c6c 100644
--- a/src/coreservices.h
+++ b/src/coreservices.h
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ class CoreServices : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-    CoreServices(const CmdlineArgs& args);
+    CoreServices(const CmdlineArgs& args, QApplication* pApp);
     ~CoreServices();
 
+    /// The secondary long run which should be called after displaying the start up screen
     void initialize(QApplication* pApp);
     void shutdown();
 
@@ -119,6 +120,8 @@ class CoreServices : public QObject {
     bool initializeDatabase();
     void initializeKeyboard();
     void initializeSettings();
+    void initializeScreensaverManager();
+    void initializeLogging();
 
     std::shared_ptr<SettingsManager> m_pSettingsManager;
     std::shared_ptr<mixxx::ControlIndicatorTimer> m_pControlIndicatorTimer;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c29eb564d20..8684b3dce19 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ namespace {
 constexpr int kFatalErrorOnStartupExitCode = 1;
 constexpr int kParseCmdlineArgsErrorExitCode = 2;
 
-int runMixxx(MixxxApplication* app, const CmdlineArgs& args) {
-    const auto pCoreServices = std::make_shared<mixxx::CoreServices>(args);
+int runMixxx(MixxxApplication* pApp, const CmdlineArgs& args) {
+    const auto pCoreServices = std::make_shared<mixxx::CoreServices>(args, pApp);
 
-    MixxxMainWindow mainWindow(app, pCoreServices);
-    app->installEventFilter(&mainWindow);
+    MixxxMainWindow mainWindow(pApp, pCoreServices);
+    pApp->installEventFilter(&mainWindow);
 
     QObject::connect(pCoreServices.get(),
             &mixxx::CoreServices::initializationProgressUpdate,
             &mainWindow,
             &MixxxMainWindow::initializationProgressUpdate);
-    pCoreServices->initialize(app);
+    pCoreServices->initialize(pApp);
     mainWindow.initialize();
 
     // If startup produced a fatal error, then don't even start the
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int runMixxx(MixxxApplication* app, const CmdlineArgs& args) {
         mainWindow.show();
 
         qDebug() << "Running Mixxx";
-        return app->exec();
+        return pApp->exec();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/coreservicestest.cpp b/src/test/coreservicestest.cpp
index cf4971056e1..5e318124c91 100644
--- a/src/test/coreservicestest.cpp
+++ b/src/test/coreservicestest.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ TEST_F(CoreServicesTest, DISABLED_TestInitialization) {
     char* argv[] = {progName, safeMode};
     cmdlineArgs.parse(argc, argv);
 
-    const auto pCoreServices = std::make_unique<mixxx::CoreServices>(cmdlineArgs);
+    const auto pCoreServices = std::make_unique<mixxx::CoreServices>(cmdlineArgs, application());
     pCoreServices->initialize(application());
 
     EXPECT_NE(pCoreServices->getControllerManager(), nullptr);