diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/specials/Srch_special_cmd.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/specials/Srch_special_cmd.java
index d5db7c3ad..ac440f820 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/specials/Srch_special_cmd.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/specials/Srch_special_cmd.java
@@ -16,14 +16,17 @@ Apache License: https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE2.txt
 package gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.searchs.specials; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.searchs.*;
 import gplx.core.threads.*;
 import gplx.xowa.guis.cbks.js.*; import gplx.xowa.guis.views.*;
+import gplx.xowa.wikis.pages.*;
 import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.searchs.specials.htmls.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.searchs.searchers.*; import gplx.xowa.addons.wikis.searchs.searchers.rslts.*;
 public class Srch_special_cmd implements Gfo_invk, Srch_rslt_cbk, Xog_tab_close_lnr {
 	private final    Srch_special_searcher mgr; private final    Srch_search_qry qry;
 	public final    Xow_wiki wiki; private final    Xog_tab_close_mgr tab_close_mgr; private final    Xog_js_wkr js_wkr;
+	private final    Xopg_tab_data tab_data;
 	private Srch_html_row_wkr html_row_wkr; private final    boolean async; 
 	public final    byte[] key; private boolean canceled = false;
-	public Srch_special_cmd(Srch_special_searcher mgr, Srch_search_qry qry, Xow_wiki wiki, Xog_tab_close_mgr tab_close_mgr, Xog_js_wkr js_wkr, byte[] key, boolean search_is_async) {
-		this.mgr = mgr; this.qry = qry; this.wiki = wiki; this.tab_close_mgr = tab_close_mgr; this.js_wkr = js_wkr; this.key = key;
+	public Srch_special_cmd(Srch_special_searcher mgr, Srch_search_qry qry, Xow_wiki wiki, Xopg_tab_data tab_data, byte[] key, boolean search_is_async) {
+		this.mgr = mgr; this.qry = qry; this.wiki = wiki;
+		this.tab_data = tab_data; this.tab_close_mgr = tab_data.Close_mgr(); this.js_wkr = tab_data.Tab().Html_itm(); this.key = key;
 		this.async = wiki.App().Mode().Tid_is_gui() && search_is_async;
 	}
 	public void On_cancel() {
@@ -41,6 +44,12 @@ public class Srch_special_cmd implements Gfo_invk, Srch_rslt_cbk, Xog_tab_close_
 			Search_db();
 	}
 	private void Search_db() {
+		for (int loop = 0; loop < 20; loop++) {
+			if (tab_data.Gui_loaded())
+				break;
+			else
+				Thread_adp_.Sleep(1000);
+		}
 		synchronized (mgr) {	// THREAD: needed else multiple Special:Search pages will fail at startup; DATE:2016-03-27
 			tab_close_mgr.Add(this);
 			// DEPRECATE: causes search to fail when using go back / go forward; DELETE:2016-05; DATE:2016-03-27
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/specials/Srch_special_searcher.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/specials/Srch_special_searcher.java
index 8069b014c..19de5238a 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/specials/Srch_special_searcher.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/addons/wikis/searchs/specials/Srch_special_searcher.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class Srch_special_searcher {
 					rslt_list = cbk_synchronous.Rslts();
 				}
 				else {
-					Srch_special_cmd cmd = new Srch_special_cmd(this, qry, wiki, page.Tab_data().Close_mgr(), page.Tab_data().Tab().Html_itm(), key, search_is_async);
+					Srch_special_cmd cmd = new Srch_special_cmd(this, qry, wiki, page.Tab_data(), key, search_is_async);
 					cancel_hash.Add(key, cmd);
 					cmd.Search();						// do search; will return immediately b/c async
 					rslt_list = new Srch_rslt_list();	// NOTE: create an empty rslt which will be populated by async calls
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/guis/views/Xog_tab_itm_read_mgr.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/guis/views/Xog_tab_itm_read_mgr.java
index 48b27a685..bbe6a4996 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/guis/views/Xog_tab_itm_read_mgr.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/guis/views/Xog_tab_itm_read_mgr.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class Xog_tab_itm_read_mgr {
 			html_itm.Scroll_page_by_bmk_gui();
 		else
 			Gfo_invk_.Invk_by_val(tab.Html_itm().Cmd_async(), Xog_html_itm.Invk_html_elem_focus, Xog_html_itm.Elem_id__xowa_edit_data_box);	// NOTE: must be async, else won't work; DATE:2014-06-05
+		new_page.Tab_data().Gui_loaded_y_();
 	}
 	public static void Update_selected_tab_blank(Xog_win_itm win) {Update_selected_tab(win, null, null);} // called when all tabs are null
 	public static void Update_selected_tab(Xog_win_itm win, Xoa_url url, Xoa_ttl ttl) {
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/pages/Xopg_tab_data.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/pages/Xopg_tab_data.java
index 9906666bd..7141316f2 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/pages/Xopg_tab_data.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/wikis/pages/Xopg_tab_data.java
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ public class Xopg_tab_data {
 	public Xog_tab_itm	Tab()				{return tab;}			public void Tab_(Xog_tab_itm v) {this.tab = v;} private Xog_tab_itm tab;
 	public boolean			Cancel_show()		{return cancel_show;}	public void Cancel_show_y_()	{this.cancel_show = true;} private boolean cancel_show;	// used for Special:Search
 	public Xog_tab_close_mgr Close_mgr() {return close_mgr;} private final    Xog_tab_close_mgr close_mgr = new Xog_tab_close_mgr();
+	public boolean      Gui_loaded()        {return gui_loaded;} private boolean gui_loaded; public void Gui_loaded_y_() {gui_loaded = true;}
 	public void Clear() {
 		this.cancel_show = false;
 		this.tab = null;
 		close_mgr.Clear();
+		this.gui_loaded = false;
 	}
 }