diff --git a/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountproc b/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountproc
index 36a8d13..7329f59 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountproc
+++ b/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountproc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ fi
 
 progress=5
 $PLYMOUTH message --text=$"System booting, please wait..."
-$PLYMOUTH update --status="$progress"
 
 if [ ! -e /sys/kernel ]; then
    echo -n "Mounting sys file system: "
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc b/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc
index e8c0380..183507d 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc
+++ b/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ if [ "$runlevel" = "0" -o "$runlevel" = "6" ]; then
    fi
 else
    $PLYMOUTH message --text=$"Starting services..."
+   $PLYMOUTH --ping || {
+      # workaround for plymouth crashing
+      $PLYMOUTHD --attach-to-session
+      $PLYMOUTH --show-splash
+      $PLYMOUTH message --text=$"Starting services..."
+   }
 fi
 
 allservicesnum=`ls -1 $rc_base/rc$runlevel.d/[S,K]* 2>/dev/null | wc -l`