diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
index 9a94ac338..4442ed441 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/browser.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
         tab.urlChanged.connect(self._filter_factory(self.cur_url_changed))
         tab.titleChanged.connect(self._titleChanged_handler)
         # FIXME sometimes this doesn't load
+        tab.show()
         tab.open_tab.connect(self.tabopen)
         tab.openurl(url)
 
@@ -443,7 +444,6 @@ class BrowserTab(QWebView):
         self.installEventFilter(self)
         self.linkClicked.connect(self.link_handler)
         # FIXME find some way to hide scrollbars without setScrollBarPolicy
-        self.show()
 
     def openurl(self, url):
         """Open an URL in the browser.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/crash.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/crash.py
index 57c2582a2..d12efc9f4 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/crash.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/crash.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ class CrashDialog(QDialog):
             hbox.addWidget(btn_restore)
 
         vbox.addLayout(hbox)
-        self.show()
 
     def _crash_info(self, pages, cmdhist, exc):
         """Gather crash information to display."""