diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
index d49f6dc1..e0a42dc0 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
@@ -1315,6 +1315,11 @@ void gameLobbyDialogImpl::showWaitStartGameMsgBox()
 	}
 }
 
+void gameLobbyDialogImpl::hideWaitStartGameMsgBox()
+{
+	waitStartGameMsgBox->hide();
+}
+
 void gameLobbyDialogImpl::joinAnyGameButtonRefresh()
 {
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
index 2e10e39e..f776b665 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public slots:
 	bool event(QEvent * event);
 	void showGameDescription(bool show);
 	void showWaitStartGameMsgBox();
+	void hideWaitStartGameMsgBox();
 	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 5b0b3c86..80fe61dd 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/startwindow/startwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/startwindow/startwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ void startWindowImpl::networkNotification(int notificationId)
 	}
 	break;
 	case NTF_NET_REMOVED_START_FAILED: {
+		myGameLobbyDialog->hideWaitStartGameMsgBox();
 		QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Notification"),
 							 tr("Your connection to the server is very slow, the game had to start without you."),
 							 QMessageBox::Close);