diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 636918f06..3abe358a7 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ on supported browsers please check <a href="http://www.webrtc.org/">http://www.w
       document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
 
       function onDeviceReady() {
-        navigator.splashscreen.hide();
+        setTimeout(function(){ navigator.splashscreen.hide(); }, 2000);
       }
     </script>
 
diff --git a/mobile/res/xml/config.xml b/mobile/res/xml/config.xml
index a0f283b53..86c57a5ca 100644
--- a/mobile/res/xml/config.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/xml/config.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <content src="index.html" />
     <preference name="loglevel" value="DEBUG" />
     <preference name="splashscreen" value="screen" />
+    <preference name="splashScreenDelay" value="10000" />
     <preference name="backgroundColor" value="0x2C3E50" />
     <feature name="App">
         <param name="android-package" value="com.bitpay.copay" />