From dfa9308dcad382c3f28734db0e2ece292a01e3c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Waldmann <tw@waldmann-edv.de>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:43:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] cockpit: start the Borg runner after all widgets are mounted

---
 src/borg/cockpit/app.py | 19 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/borg/cockpit/app.py b/src/borg/cockpit/app.py
index 7d6896182..e1ed1419e 100644
--- a/src/borg/cockpit/app.py
+++ b/src/borg/cockpit/app.py
@@ -53,22 +53,27 @@ class BorgCockpitApp(App):
 
     def on_mount(self) -> None:
         """Initialize components."""
-        from .runner import BorgRunner
-
         self.query_one("#logo").styles.animate("opacity", 1, duration=1)
         self.query_one("#slogan").styles.animate("opacity", 1, duration=1)
 
+        # Delay runner start until after widgets are fully mounted
+        self.call_after_refresh(self.start_runner)
+
+    def start_runner(self) -> None:
+        """Start the Borg runner after all widgets are mounted."""
+        from .runner import BorgRunner
+
+        # Speed tracking
+        self.total_lines_processed = 0
+        self.last_lines_processed = 0
+        self.speed_timer = self.set_interval(1.0, self.compute_speed)
+
         self.start_time = time.monotonic()
         self.process_running = True
         args = getattr(self, "borg_args", ["--version"])  # Default to safe command if none passed
         self.runner = BorgRunner(args, self.handle_log_event)
         self.runner_task = asyncio.create_task(self.runner.start())
 
-        # Speed tracking
-        self.total_lines_processed = 0
-        self.last_lines_processed = 0
-        self.speed_timer = self.set_interval(1.0, self.compute_speed)
-
     def compute_speed(self) -> None:
         """Calculate and update speed (lines per second)."""
         current_lines = self.total_lines_processed