diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
index e0a42dc0..754e4721 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
@@ -1938,3 +1938,8 @@ QString gameLobbyDialogImpl::getFullCountryString(QString cs)
 	}
 	return fullString;
 }
+
+void gameLobbyDialogImpl::stopWaitStartGameMsgBoxTimer()
+{
+	waitStartGameMsgBoxTimer->stop();
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
index f776b665..1bd444d6 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public slots:
 	void showGameDescription(bool show);
 	void showWaitStartGameMsgBox();
 	void hideWaitStartGameMsgBox();
+	void stopWaitStartGameMsgBoxTimer();
 	void joinAnyGameButtonRefresh();
 	void reject();
 	void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event);
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/startwindow/startwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/startwindow/startwindowimpl.cpp
index 80fe61dd..2d7c3286 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/startwindow/startwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/startwindow/startwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -928,10 +928,12 @@ void startWindowImpl::networkNotification(int notificationId)
 	}
 	break;
 	case NTF_NET_REMOVED_START_FAILED: {
-		myGameLobbyDialog->hideWaitStartGameMsgBox();
-		QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Notification"),
+		myGameLobbyDialog->stopWaitStartGameMsgBoxTimer();
+		if(QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Notification"),
 							 tr("Your connection to the server is very slow, the game had to start without you."),
-							 QMessageBox::Close);
+								QMessageBox::Close) == QMessageBox::Close) {
+			myGameLobbyDialog->hideWaitStartGameMsgBox();
+		}
 	}
 	break;
 	case NTF_NET_REMOVED_KICKED: {