diff --git a/lib/gui_qt.py b/lib/gui_qt.py
index 4239e7e6..ecfad22e 100644
--- a/lib/gui_qt.py
+++ b/lib/gui_qt.py
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         # dark magic fix by flatfly; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=73651.msg959913#msg959913
         if platform.system() == 'Windows':
-            tabs.setCurrentIndex (2)
-            tabs.setCurrentIndex (3)
+            n = 2 if self.wallet.seed else 1
+            tabs.setCurrentIndex (n)
+            tabs.setCurrentIndex (n+1)
             tabs.setCurrentIndex (0)