diff --git a/www/app.js b/www/app.js
index ea5fc94..93d71e5 100644
--- a/www/app.js
+++ b/www/app.js
@@ -329,6 +329,17 @@ async function init() {
   connect();
 }
 
-// Boot after Neutralino is ready
+// Boot: wait for BOTH the DOM and the Neutralino runtime to be ready.
+// "ready" guarantees native APIs (storage, tray, window) are live.
+// DOMContentLoaded guarantees DOM refs exist.
+// We race neither — resolve both before calling init().
+let domReady = false;
+let neuReady = false;
+
+function maybeInit() {
+  if (domReady && neuReady) init();
+}
+
 Neutralino.init();
-document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
+Neutralino.events.on('ready', () => { neuReady = true; maybeInit(); });
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { domReady = true; maybeInit(); });