diff --git a/src/gui/folder.cpp b/src/gui/folder.cpp
index 26bc6c05a50..5c66646b50e 100644
--- a/src/gui/folder.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folder.cpp
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ Folder::Folder(const FolderDefinition &definition, const AccountStatePtr &accoun
 
         // Potentially upgrade suffix vfs to windows vfs
         OC_ENFORCE(_vfs);
-        // Initialize the vfs plugin
-        startVfs();
+        // Initialize the vfs plugin. Do this after the UI is running, so we can show a dialog when something goes wrong.
+        QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &Folder::startVfs);
     }
 }