diff --git a/src/ui/component/doodle/index.js b/src/ui/component/doodle/index.js
index 8516969b8..542124684 100644
--- a/src/ui/component/doodle/index.js
+++ b/src/ui/component/doodle/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint react/display-name: 0 */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import 'css-doodle';
 
-export default ([rule = '']) => () => <css-doodle use="var(--rule)">{rule}</css-doodle>;
+export default ({ rule = '' }) => <css-doodle use="var(--rule)">{rule}</css-doodle>;
diff --git a/src/ui/component/splash/internal/load-screen.jsx b/src/ui/component/splash/internal/load-screen.jsx
index 6320586c1..ca8fd95cd 100644
--- a/src/ui/component/splash/internal/load-screen.jsx
+++ b/src/ui/component/splash/internal/load-screen.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
 import Icon from 'component/common/icon';
 import Spinner from 'component/spinner';
 import Button from 'component/button';
-import Doodle from 'component/doodle';
+// import Doodle from 'component/doodle';
+import 'css-doodle';
 
 type Props = {
   message: string,
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ type Props = {
   error: boolean,
 };
 
-const FancyDoodle = Doodle``; // this looks dumb but it prevents repetition from `_load-screen.scss`
+// const FancyDoodle = Doodle``; // this looks dumb but it prevents repetition from `_load-screen.scss`
 
 class LoadScreen extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -25,56 +26,8 @@ class LoadScreen extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
 
     return (
       <div className="load-screen">
-        <div className="load-screen__overlay">
-          <div className="load-screen__header">
-            <h1 className="load-screen__title">
-              {__('LBRY')}
-              <sup>beta</sup>
-            </h1>
-          </div>
-          {error ? (
-            <Fragment>
-              <h3>{__('Uh oh. Sean must have messed something up. Try refreshing to fix it.')}</h3>
-              <div className="load-screen__actions">
-                <Button
-                  label="Refresh"
-                  button="link"
-                  className="load-screen__button"
-                  onClick={() => window.location.reload()}
-                />
-              </div>
-              <div className="load-screen__help">
-                <p>{__('If you still have issues, your anti-virus software or firewall may be preventing startup.')}</p>
-                <p>
-                  {__('Reach out to hello@lbry.com for help, or check out')}{' '}
-                  <Button
-                    button="link"
-                    className="load-screen__button"
-                    href="https://lbry.com/faq/startup-troubleshooting"
-                    label="this link"
-                  />
-                  .
-                </p>
-              </div>
-            </Fragment>
-          ) : (
-            <Fragment>
-              {isWarning ? (
-                <span className="load-screen__message">
-                  <Icon size={20} icon={ICONS.ALERT} />
-                  {` ${message}`}
-                </span>
-              ) : (
-                <div className="load-screen__message">{message}</div>
-              )}
-
-              {details && <div className="load-screen__details">{details}</div>}
-              <Spinner type="splash" />
-            </Fragment>
-          )}
-        </div>
-
-        <FancyDoodle />
+        <h1 className="load-screen__title">{__('LBRY')}</h1>
+        <css-doodle use="var(--rule)" />
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/ui/component/splash/view.jsx b/src/ui/component/splash/view.jsx
index 5615dde20..34b5116e6 100644
--- a/src/ui/component/splash/view.jsx
+++ b/src/ui/component/splash/view.jsx
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ export default class SplashScreen extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const { daemonVersionMatched, onReadyToLaunch } = this.props;
     const { isRunning, launchWithIncompatibleDaemon } = this.state;
 
-    if (daemonVersionMatched) {
-      onReadyToLaunch();
-    } else if (launchWithIncompatibleDaemon && isRunning) {
-      // The user may have decided to run the app with mismatched daemons
-      // They could make this decision before the daemon is finished starting up
-      // If it isn't running, this function will be called after the daemon is started
-      onReadyToLaunch();
-    }
+    // if (daemonVersionMatched) {
+    //   onReadyToLaunch();
+    // } else if (launchWithIncompatibleDaemon && isRunning) {
+    //   // The user may have decided to run the app with mismatched daemons
+    //   // They could make this decision before the daemon is finished starting up
+    //   // If it isn't running, this function will be called after the daemon is started
+    //   onReadyToLaunch();
+    // }
   }
 
   hasRecordedUser: boolean;
diff --git a/src/ui/scss/component/_load-screen.scss b/src/ui/scss/component/_load-screen.scss
index 25c0f856c..79aeb6f44 100644
--- a/src/ui/scss/component/_load-screen.scss
+++ b/src/ui/scss/component/_load-screen.scss
@@ -9,86 +9,75 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 
   css-doodle {
-    width: 100%; height: 100%;
-
-    overflow: hidden;
-    position: absolute;
-
     --color: @p(var(--lbry-teal-1), var(--lbry-orange-1), var(--lbry-cyan-3), var(--lbry-pink-5));
-
     --rule: (
       :doodle {
         @grid: 30x1 / 18vmin;
         --deg: @p(-180deg, 180deg);
       }
-
       :container {
         perspective: 30vmin;
       }
-
-      :before,
-      :after {
-        @place-cell: @r(100%) @r(100%);
-        @shape: star;
-        @size: @r(6px);
-        background-color: var(--color);
-        content: '';
+      :after, :before {
+        // content: '';
+        // background: var(--color); 
+        // @place-cell: @r(100%) @r(100%);
+        // @size: @r(6px);
+        // @shape: heart;
       }
-
+    
       @place-cell: center;
       @size: 100%;
-
-      animation: scale-up 12s linear infinite;
-      animation-delay: calc(-12s / @size() * @i());
-      background-image: @m100(
-        radial-gradient(var(--color) 50%, transparent 0)
+    
+      box-shadow: @m2(0 0 50px var(--color));
+      background: @m100(
+        radial-gradient(var(--color) 50%, transparent 0) 
         @r(-20%, 120%) @r(-20%, 100%) / 1px 1px
         no-repeat
       );
-      box-shadow: @m2(0 0 50px var(--color));
+    
       will-change: transform, opacity;
+      animation: scale-up 12s linear infinite;
+      animation-delay: calc(-12s / @size() * @i());
 
       @keyframes scale-up {
-        0%,
-        95.01%,
-        100% {
-          opacity: 0;
+        0%, 95.01%, 100% {
           transform: translateZ(0) rotate(0);
+          opacity: 0;
         }
-
-        10% {
-          opacity: 1;
+        10% { 
+          opacity: 1; 
         }
-
         95% {
-          transform: translateZ(35vmin) rotateZ(@var(--deg));
+          transform: 
+            translateZ(35vmin) rotateZ(@var(--deg));
         }
       }
     )
   }
 }
 
-.load-screen__actions {
-  font-size: 1.2em;
-  margin-top: var(--spacing-vertical-medium);
-}
+// .load-screen__actions {
+//   font-size: 1.2em;
+//   margin-top: var(--spacing-vertical-medium);
+// }
 
-.load-screen__button {
-  border-bottom: 1px solid $lbry-white;
-  color: $lbry-white;
-  transition: none;
+// .load-screen__button {
+//   border-bottom: 1px solid $lbry-white;
+//   color: $lbry-white;
+//   transition: none;
 
-  &:hover {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $lbry-blue-1;
-    color: $lbry-blue-1;
-  }
-}
+//   &:hover {
+//     border-bottom: 1px solid $lbry-blue-1;
+//     color: $lbry-blue-1;
+//   }
+// }
 
-.load-screen__details {
-  font-weight: 600;
-  line-height: 1;
-  max-width: 400px;
-}
+// .load-screen__details {
+//   font-weight: 600;
+//   line-height: 1;
+//   max-width: 400px;
+// }
 
 .load-screen__header {
   display: flex;
@@ -96,55 +85,46 @@
   margin-bottom: var(--spacing-vertical-medium);
 }
 
-.load-screen__help {
-  font-size: 1.25rem;
-  padding-top: var(--spacing-vertical-large);
-}
-
-.load-screen__message {
-  font-size: 16px;
-  font-weight: 800;
-  line-height: 1;
-  margin-bottom: var(--spacing-vertical-medium);
-}
-
 .load-screen__overlay {
-  @include center;
-  width: 100vw; height: 100vh;
+  // @include center;
 
   color: $lbry-white;
   flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
   position: relative;
   text-align: center;
   z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .load-screen__title {
-  font-size: 60px;
+  font-size: 40px;
   font-weight: 700;
   line-height: 1;
   position: relative;
+  color: $lbry-white;
+  position: absolute;
+  
+  // sup {
+  //   margin-left: -var(--spacing-vertical-tiny);
+  //   padding: var(--spacing-vertical-miniscule) var(--spacing-vertical-small);
 
-  sup {
-    margin-left: -var(--spacing-vertical-tiny);
-    padding: var(--spacing-vertical-miniscule) var(--spacing-vertical-small);
-
-    background-color: rgba($lbry-white, 0.3);
-    border-radius: 0.2rem;
-    color: $lbry-white;
-    font-size: 0.6rem;
-    font-weight: 400;
-    letter-spacing: 0.1rem;
-    line-height: 1;
-    position: absolute;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    top: 2.15rem;
-  }
+  //   background-color: rgba($lbry-white, 0.3);
+  //   border-radius: 0.2rem;
+  //   color: $lbry-white;
+  //   font-size: 0.6rem;
+  //   font-weight: 400;
+  //   letter-spacing: 0.1rem;
+  //   line-height: 1;
+  //   position: absolute;
+  //   text-transform: uppercase;
+  //   top: 1.5rem;
+  // }
 }
 
 
 
-.load-screen--help {
-  font-size: 14px;
-  padding-top: $spacing-vertical;
-}
+// .load-screen--help {
+//   font-size: 14px;
+//   padding-top: $spacing-vertical;
+// }