diff --git a/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee b/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
index da5080a9f..b9d51ae12 100644
--- a/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class AtomWindow
     @browserWindow.loadSettingsJSON = JSON.stringify(loadSettings)
 
     @browserWindow.on 'window:loaded', =>
+      @disableZoom()
       @emit 'window:loaded'
       @resolveLoadedPromise()
 
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ class AtomWindow
 
     hasPathToOpen = not (locationsToOpen.length is 1 and not locationsToOpen[0].pathToOpen?)
     @openLocations(locationsToOpen) if hasPathToOpen and not @isSpecWindow()
-    @disableZoom()
 
     @atomApplication.addWindow(this)