diff --git a/.idea/dataSources.xml b/.idea/dataSources.xml
index fa5ae48bf..3ecf47dd8 100644
--- a/.idea/dataSources.xml
+++ b/.idea/dataSources.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       <driver-ref>sqlite.xerial</driver-ref>
       <synchronize>true</synchronize>
       <jdbc-driver>org.sqlite.JDBC</jdbc-driver>
-      <jdbc-url>jdbc:sqlite:$PROJECT_DIR$/../trilium-data/document.db</jdbc-url>
+      <jdbc-url>jdbc:sqlite:$USER_HOME$/trilium-data/document.db</jdbc-url>
     </data-source>
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df0b1c810..892152425 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "electron-window-state": "5.0.3",
     "express": "4.17.1",
     "express-session": "1.17.1",
-    "file-type": "14.4.0",
+    "file-type": "14.5.0",
     "fs-extra": "9.0.0",
     "helmet": "3.22.0",
     "html": "1.0.0",
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
     "imagemin-pngquant": "8.0.0",
     "ini": "1.3.5",
     "is-svg": "4.2.1",
-    "jimp": "0.12.0",
+    "jimp": "0.12.1",
     "mime-types": "2.1.27",
     "multer": "1.4.2",
-    "node-abi": "2.16.0",
+    "node-abi": "2.17.0",
     "open": "7.0.4",
     "portscanner": "2.2.0",
     "rand-token": "1.0.1",
-    "rcedit": "2.1.1",
+    "rcedit": "2.2.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "sanitize-filename": "1.6.3",
     "sax": "1.2.4",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "electron": "9.0.0",
-    "electron-builder": "22.6.0",
+    "electron-builder": "22.6.1",
     "electron-packager": "14.2.1",
     "electron-rebuild": "1.11.0",
     "jasmine": "^3.5.0",
diff --git a/src/views/desktop.ejs b/src/views/desktop.ejs
index 837e8d8d4..8f5560d1e 100644
--- a/src/views/desktop.ejs
+++ b/src/views/desktop.ejs
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 <body class="desktop theme-<%= theme %>" style="--main-font-size: <%= mainFontSize %>%; --tree-font-size: <%= treeFontSize %>%; --detail-font-size: <%= detailFontSize %>%;">
 <noscript>Trilium requires JavaScript to be enabled.</noscript>
 
+<script>
+    // hide body to reduce flickering on the startup. This is done through JS and not CSS to not hide <noscript>
+    document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].style.display = "none";
+</script>
+
 <div id="toast-container" class="d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-center"></div>
 
 <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-sm" id="context-menu-container"></div>
@@ -78,6 +83,10 @@
 <link href="stylesheets/style.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <link href="stylesheets/detail.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
+<script>
+    $("body").show();
+</script>
+
 <script src="app/desktop.js" crossorigin type="module"></script>
 
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="libraries/boxicons/css/boxicons.min.css">
