diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_init.m b/glfw/cocoa_init.m
index ab3f94b29..f526c21f4 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_init.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_init.m
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ static GLFWapplicationwillfinishlaunchingfun finish_launching_callback = NULL;
 {
     (void)notification;
     [NSApp stop:nil];
-    if (_glfw.ns.url_open_callback) _glfw.ns.url_open_callback(":cocoa::application launched::");
 
     CGDisplayRegisterReconfigurationCallback(display_reconfigured, NULL);
     _glfwCocoaPostEmptyEvent();
diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index daeb29ba3..cb178c5e9 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import sys
 from contextlib import suppress
 from functools import partial
 from gettext import gettext as _
+from time import monotonic
 from typing import (
     Any, Callable, Container, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional,
     Sequence, Tuple, Union
@@ -230,7 +231,6 @@ class Boss:
         global_shortcuts: Dict[str, SingleKey]
     ):
         set_layout_options(opts)
-        self.cocoa_application_launched = False
         self.clipboard_buffers: Dict[str, str] = {}
         self.update_check_process: Optional['PopenType[bytes]'] = None
         self.window_id_map: WeakValueDictionary[int, Window] = WeakValueDictionary()
@@ -2223,8 +2223,6 @@ class Boss:
 
     # Can be called with kitty -o "map f1 send_test_notification"
     def send_test_notification(self) -> None:
-        from time import monotonic
-
         from .notify import notify
         now = monotonic()
         ident = f'test-notify-{now}'
@@ -2247,9 +2245,6 @@ class Boss:
             self.display_scrollback(w, output, title=_('Current kitty env vars'), report_cursor=False)
 
     def launch_urls(self, *urls: str, no_replace_window: bool = False) -> None:
-        if urls == (":cocoa::application launched::",):
-            self.cocoa_application_launched = True
-            return
         from .launch import force_window_launch
         from .open_actions import actions_for_launch
         actions: List[KeyAction] = []
@@ -2260,7 +2255,11 @@ class Boss:
             w = tab.active_window
         else:
             w = None
-        needs_window_replaced = not no_replace_window and (not self.cocoa_application_launched or not self.os_window_map) and w is not None and w.id == 1
+        needs_window_replaced = False
+        if not no_replace_window:
+            if w is not None and w.id == 1 and monotonic() - w.started_at < 2 and len(tuple(self.all_windows)) == 1:
+                # first window, soon after startup replace it
+                needs_window_replaced = True
 
         def clear_initial_window() -> None:
             if needs_window_replaced and tab is not None and w is not None:
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index b58712a79..b002b2863 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ class Window:
         else:
             self.watchers = global_watchers().copy()
         self.last_focused_at = 0.
+        self.started_at = monotonic()
         self.current_mouse_event_button = 0
         self.current_clipboard_read_ask: Optional[bool] = None
         self.prev_osc99_cmd = NotificationCommand()