diff --git a/desktop/flow-typed/npm/electron_v22.0.0.js b/desktop/flow-typed/npm/electron_v22.0.0.js
--- a/desktop/flow-typed/npm/electron_v22.0.0.js
+++ b/desktop/flow-typed/npm/electron_v22.0.0.js
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@
       event: T,
       listener: $ElementType<WebContentsEvents, T>,
     ): void;
+    removeListener: <T: $Keys<WebContentsEvents>>(
+      event: T,
+      listener: $ElementType<WebContentsEvents, T>,
+    ) => void;
     inspectSharedWorker(): void;
   }
   declare type WebContentsEvents = {
diff --git a/desktop/src/main.js b/desktop/src/main.js
--- a/desktop/src/main.js
+++ b/desktop/src/main.js
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@
   const error = createErrorWindow();
   const main = createMainWindow(urlPath);
 
-  let loadedSuccessfully = true;
-  main.webContents.on('did-fail-load', () => {
+  const failedLoadHandler = () => {
     loadedSuccessfully = false;
     if (!splash.isDestroyed()) {
       splash.destroy();
@@ -239,7 +238,10 @@
       loadedSuccessfully = true;
       main.loadURL(url);
     }, 1000);
-  });
+  };
+
+  let loadedSuccessfully = true;
+  main.webContents.on('did-fail-load', failedLoadHandler);
 
   main.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
     if (loadedSuccessfully) {
@@ -250,6 +252,8 @@
         error.destroy();
       }
 
+      main.webContents.removeListener('did-fail-load', failedLoadHandler);
+
       main.show();
 
       if (app.isPackaged) {