diff --git a/src/app/components/Startup.svelte b/src/app/components/Startup.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..923fd064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/Startup.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import {onMount} from "svelte"
+  import {ms} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
+  import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
+  import {PLATFORM_NAME} from "@app/env"
+  import {resetSession} from "@app/session"
+
+  type Props = {
+    error?: unknown
+  }
+
+  const {error}: Props = $props()
+
+  let stalled = $state(false)
+  let loading = $state(false)
+
+  const logout = async () => {
+    loading = true
+
+    await resetSession()
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    console.error(error)
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => (stalled = true), ms(10))
+
+    return () => clearTimeout(timeout)
+  })
+</script>
+
+{#if error || stalled}
+  <div class="flex h-screen flex-col items-center justify-center gap-4 p-8 text-center">
+    <p class="text-xl font-bold">
+      {#if error}
+        {PLATFORM_NAME} couldn't start
+      {:else}
+        {PLATFORM_NAME} is still starting
+      {/if}
+    </p>
+    <p class="max-w-sm">
+      This usually means your signer isn't responding. Logging out clears this device and takes you
+      back to the login screen.
+    </p>
+    <Button class="button button-primary" onclick={logout} disabled={loading}>
+      <Spinner {loading} reserveSpace>Log out</Spinner>
+    </Button>
+  </div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/app/session.ts b/src/app/session.ts
index 23b6c006..5df74ab9 100644
--- a/src/app/session.ts
+++ b/src/app/session.ts
@@ -84,15 +84,19 @@ export const restoreSession = async () => {
   })
 }
 
-export const logout = async () => {
-  await deactivateCurrentPomadeSession()
-  await Push.disable()
+// A revoked signer can leave the app unable to start, so this clears the device without asking it anything.
+export const resetSession = async () => {
   await kv.clear()
   await ss.clear()
   await storage.get()?.clear()
 
-  app.get().cleanup()
   localStorage.clear()
 
   window.location.href = "/"
 }
+
+export const logout = async () => {
+  await deactivateCurrentPomadeSession()
+  await Push.disable()
+  await resetSession()
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 3ebb07a0..cb5fecdd 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   import * as plugins from "@welshman/app"
   import {isMobile, documentActive} from "@lib/html"
   import AppContainer from "@app/components/AppContainer.svelte"
+  import Startup from "@app/components/Startup.svelte"
   import ModalContainer from "@app/components/ModalContainer.svelte"
   import * as core from "@app/core"
   import {goToChat, goToHome, setupHistory} from "@app/routes"
@@ -320,15 +321,17 @@
   {/if}
 </svelte:head>
 
-{#await unsubscribe}
-  <!-- pass -->
-{:then}
-  <div class={isMobile ? "fl mobile" : "fl"} data-fl-theme={$flTheme}>
+<div class={isMobile ? "fl mobile" : "fl"} data-fl-theme={$flTheme}>
+  {#await unsubscribe}
+    <Startup />
+  {:then}
     <AppContainer>
       {@render children()}
     </AppContainer>
     <ModalContainer />
     <div class="tippy-target"></div>
     <NewNotificationSound />
-  </div>
-{/await}
+  {:catch error}
+    <Startup {error} />
+  {/await}
+</div>