diff --git a/cmd/start_darwin.go b/cmd/start_darwin.go
index 1a9a1ae87a..3cb726eafb 100644
--- a/cmd/start_darwin.go
+++ b/cmd/start_darwin.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func startApp(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client) error {
 		return errors.New("could not find ollama app")
 	}
 	path := strings.Split(link, "Ollama.app")
-	if err := exec.Command("/usr/bin/open", "-a", path[0]+"Ollama.app").Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := exec.Command("/usr/bin/open", "-j", "-a", path[0]+"Ollama.app").Run(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return waitForServer(ctx, client)
diff --git a/cmd/start_windows.go b/cmd/start_windows.go
index 1b648d9d23..635b507704 100644
--- a/cmd/start_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/start_windows.go
@@ -45,14 +45,11 @@ func startApp(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	// log.Printf("XXX attempting to start app %s", appExe)
 
 	cmd_path := "c:\\Windows\\system32\\cmd.exe"
-	cmd := exec.Command(cmd_path, "/c", appExe)
-	// TODO - these hide flags aren't working - still pops up a command window for some reason
+	cmd := exec.Command(cmd_path, "/c", appExe, "hidden")
 	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{CreationFlags: 0x08000000, HideWindow: true}
 
-	// TODO this didn't help either...
 	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader("")
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr