diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
index 25af819..edd5aa2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/Startup.java
@@ -71,12 +71,17 @@ public class Startup {
 					JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
 		}
 		Settings.getInstance().setUsername(userName);
-		
+
 		EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> {
 			try {
 				ChatWindow chatWindow = new ChatWindow(client, localDB);
-				new StatusTrayIcon(chatWindow).show();
 				chatWindow.setVisible(true);
+
+				try {
+					new StatusTrayIcon(chatWindow).show();
+				} catch (EnvoyException e) {
+					logger.warning("The StatusTrayIcon is not supported on this platform!");
+				}
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				e.printStackTrace();
 			}