diff --git a/recovery/mainwindow.cpp b/recovery/mainwindow.cpp
index 313ba4b3..e45af547 100644
--- a/recovery/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/recovery/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const QString &defaultDisplay, QSplashScreen *splash, QWi
     {
         _showAll = true;
     }
+
+    _networkOK = true;
     if (cmdline.contains("silentinstall"))
     {
         /* If silentinstall is specified, auto-install single image in /os */
@@ -1067,6 +1069,8 @@ void MainWindow::downloadListComplete()
     {
         if (_qpd)
             _qpd->hide();
+        _networkOK = false;
+
         QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Download error"), tr("Error downloading distribution list from Internet"), QMessageBox::Close);
     }
     else
@@ -1518,7 +1522,7 @@ void MainWindow::hideDialogIfNoNetwork()
 {
     if (_qpd)
     {
-        if (!isOnline())
+        if (!isOnline() || !_networkOK)
         {
             /* No network cable inserted */
             _qpd->hide();
diff --git a/recovery/mainwindow.h b/recovery/mainwindow.h
index 802de809..94d514aa 100644
--- a/recovery/mainwindow.h
+++ b/recovery/mainwindow.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
     QSplashScreen *_splash;
     QSettings *_settings;
     bool _hasWifi;
+    bool _networkOK;
     int _numInstalledOS;
     QNetworkAccessManager *_netaccess;
     int _neededMB, _availableMB, _numMetaFilesToDownload, _numIconsToDownload;