diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 68b87dc47..d185c8030 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ await new Promise((resolve) => {
     }
 });
 
-showLoader();
+//showLoader(); <-- must wait for poweruser (called from firstinit()), so moved it in there
 
 // Configure toast library:
 toastr.options.escapeHtml = true; // Prevent raw HTML inserts
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ async function firstLoadInit() {
     await initPresetManager();
     await getSystemMessages();
     await getSettings();
+    showLoader();
     initKeyboard();
     initDynamicStyles();
     initTags();
@@ -7595,8 +7596,6 @@ export async function getSettings() {
         // Apply theme toggles from power user settings
         applyPowerUserSettings();
 
-        toastr.options.positionClass = power_user.toastr_position; // Where to position the toast container
-
         // Load character tags
         loadTagsSettings(settings);
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/popup.js b/public/scripts/popup.js
index ef999670c..824f792d0 100644
--- a/public/scripts/popup.js
+++ b/public/scripts/popup.js
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ export function getTopmostModalLayer() {
  */
 export function fixToastrForDialogs() {
     // Hacky way of getting toastr to actually display on top of the popup...
-
     const dlg = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('dialog[open]:not([closing])')).pop();
 
     let toastContainer = document.getElementById('toast-container');
@@ -726,7 +725,15 @@ export function fixToastrForDialogs() {
     if (!toastContainer) {
         toastContainer = document.createElement('div');
         toastContainer.setAttribute('id', 'toast-container');
-        if (toastr.options.positionClass) toastContainer.classList.add(toastr.options.positionClass);
+        if (power_user.toastr_position) {
+            toastr.options.positionClass = (power_user.toastr_position);
+        } else {
+            console.warn('Did not find poweruser.toastr_position; defaulting to top center');
+            power_user.toastr_position = 'toast-top-center';
+            toastr.options.positionClass = (power_user.toastr_position);
+            $(`#toastr_position option[value=${power_user.toastr_position}]`).attr('selected', true);
+        }
+        //if (toastr.options.positionClass) toastContainer.classList.add(toastr.options.positionClass);
     }
 
     // Check if toastr is already a child. If not, we need to move it inside this dialog.