# Dialogue box collision on startup

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/dialogue-box-collision-on-startup/21724>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 24, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/dialogue-box-collision-on-startup/21724 "2022-07-24T14:42:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![OjisanSeiuchi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/ojisanseiuchi/32/2578_2.png) [@OjisanSeiuchi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/OjisanSeiuchi)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/dialogue-box-collision-on-startup/21724/1 "2022-07-24T14:42:50Z")

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macOS 11.6, Intel; Anki 2.1.53

On startup, when a synchronization decision is required (Download from/Upload to AnkiWeb) **and** there are add-ons to be updated, the two dialogue windows appear nearly simultaneously in such a way that interaction with neither one, nor the main Anki window, is possible. See image.

 ![Screen Shot 2022-07-24 at 10.18.04 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/e/e6a708be6703a95a1e91ee9039693abc57c8a17e.jpeg)

The synchronization dialogue, of course, can be closed; but having done so, one still cannot interact with either the main window or the add-on update dialogue. _Or_ you can press the Return key to accept the add-on updates. But what if you don’t want the updates? It’s impossible to select `Cancel` or to close the add-on update find. The only “escape routes” are to accept the updates via the Return key or to use the OS to force-quit the application. Or I suppose I could block the API call for add-on update so that only the synchronization request appears on profile loading. Or, it would be really nice to be able to disable automatic add-on update checking.

Am I missing something here, or is this a bug?

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/dialogue-box-collision-on-startup/21724/2 "2022-07-27T09:03:56Z")

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Sounds like a bug; added to [Check we're not presenting multiple modal dialogs at once on startup · Issue #1988 · ankitects/anki · GitHub](https://github.com/ankitects/anki/issues/1988)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/dialogue-box-collision-on-startup/21724/3 "2023-05-01T04:09:05Z")

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