diff --git a/src/manager_window.vala b/src/manager_window.vala
index 989c7dd..4fdde33 100644
--- a/src/manager_window.vala
+++ b/src/manager_window.vala
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		public ManagerWindow (Gtk.Application application) {
 			Object (application: application);
 
+			support_aur (false, false);
+
+			Timeout.add (100, populate_window);
+		}
+
+		public bool populate_window () {
+			this.get_window ().set_cursor (new Gdk.Cursor.for_display (Gdk.Display.get_default (), Gdk.CursorType.WATCH));
+
 			right_click_menu = new Gtk.Menu ();
 			deselect_item = new Gtk.MenuItem.with_label (dgettext (null, "Deselect"));
 			deselect_item.activate.connect (on_deselect_item_activate);
@@ -194,9 +202,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			refresh_handle ();
 
 			unowned Alpm.Package? pkg = Alpm.find_satisfier (alpm_config.handle.localdb.pkgcache, "yaourt");
-			if (pkg == null) {
-				support_aur (false, false);
-			} else {
+			if (pkg != null) {
 				support_aur (transaction.pamac_config.enable_aur, transaction.pamac_config.search_aur);
 			}
 
@@ -209,6 +215,8 @@ namespace Pamac {
 
 			update_lists ();
 			show_default_pkgs ();
+
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		void on_write_pamac_config_finished (bool recurse, uint64 refresh_period, bool no_update_hide_icon,
diff --git a/src/updater_window.vala b/src/updater_window.vala
index 0b09d31..2e1e878 100644
--- a/src/updater_window.vala
+++ b/src/updater_window.vala
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ namespace Pamac {
 		public UpdaterWindow (Gtk.Application application) {
 			Object (application: application);
 
+			bottom_label.set_visible (false);
+			apply_button.set_sensitive (false);
+			notebook.set_show_tabs (false);
+			aur_scrolledwindow.set_visible (false);
+
+			Timeout.add (100, populate_window);
+		}
+
+		public bool populate_window () {
+			this.get_window ().set_cursor (new Gdk.Cursor.for_display (Gdk.Display.get_default (), Gdk.CursorType.WATCH));
+
 			repos_updates_list = new Gtk.ListStore (3, typeof (bool), typeof (string), typeof (string));
 			repos_updates_treeview.set_model (repos_updates_list);
 			aur_updates_list = new Gtk.ListStore (2, typeof (bool), typeof (string));
@@ -62,13 +73,9 @@ namespace Pamac {
 
 			transaction.daemon.get_updates_finished.connect (on_get_updates_finished);
 
-			bottom_label.set_visible (false);
-			apply_button.set_sensitive (false);
-
-			notebook.set_show_tabs (false);
-			aur_scrolledwindow.set_visible (false);
-
 			on_refresh_button_clicked ();
+
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		public void set_apply_button_sensitive () {