diff --git a/cura/CuraSplashScreen.py b/cura/CuraSplashScreen.py
index dd4dd9b2cc..7e25855655 100644
--- a/cura/CuraSplashScreen.py
+++ b/cura/CuraSplashScreen.py
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 # Uranium is released under the terms of the AGPLv3 or higher.
 
 from threading import Thread, Event
-import time
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QCoreApplication
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap, QColor, QFont, QFontMetrics, QImage, QPen
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap, QColor, QFont, QPen, QPainter
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QSplashScreen
 
 from UM.Resources import Resources
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@ class CuraSplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
 
         self._current_message = ""
 
-        self._loading_image = QImage(Resources.getPath(Resources.Images, "loading.png"))
-        self._loading_image = self._loading_image.scaled(30, 30, Qt.KeepAspectRatio)
         self._loading_image_rotation_angle = 0
 
         self._to_stop = False
@@ -46,6 +43,8 @@ class CuraSplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
 
         painter.save()
         painter.setPen(QColor(255, 255, 255, 255))
+        painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
+        painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing, True)
 
         version = Application.getInstance().getVersion().split("-")
         buildtype = Application.getInstance().getBuildType()
@@ -56,25 +55,30 @@ class CuraSplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
         font = QFont()  # Using system-default font here
         font.setPointSize(34)
         painter.setFont(font)
-        painter.drawText(275, 87, 330 * self._scale, 230 * self._scale, Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignBottom, version[0])
+        painter.drawText(300, 110, 330 * self._scale, 230 * self._scale, Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop, version[0])
         if len(version) > 1:
             font.setPointSize(12)
             painter.setFont(font)
-            painter.drawText(320, 82, 330 * self._scale, 255 * self._scale, Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignBottom, version[1])
+            painter.setPen(QColor(200, 200, 200, 255))
+            painter.drawText(343, 160, 330 * self._scale, 255 * self._scale, Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop, version[1])
+        painter.setPen(QColor(255, 255, 255, 255))
 
         # draw the loading image
         pen = QPen()
-        pen.setWidth(4 * self._scale)
+        pen.setWidth(6 * self._scale)
         pen.setColor(QColor(255, 255, 255, 255))
         painter.setPen(pen)
-        painter.drawArc(130, 380, 32 * self._scale, 32 * self._scale, self._loading_image_rotation_angle * 16, 300 * 16)
+        #painter.drawArc(100, 350, 32 * self._scale, 32 * self._scale, self._loading_image_rotation_angle * 16, 300 * 16)
+        painter.drawArc(60, 350, 32 * self._scale, 32 * self._scale, self._loading_image_rotation_angle * 16, 300 * 16)
 
         # draw message text
         if self._current_message:
             font = QFont()  # Using system-default font here
             font.setPointSize(16)
             painter.setFont(font)
-            painter.drawText(180, 243, 330 * self._scale, 230 * self._scale, Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignBottom,
+            #painter.drawText(150, 328, 316, 64,
+            painter.drawText(100, 328, 260, 64,
+                             Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignVCenter | Qt.TextWordWrap,
                              self._current_message)
 
         painter.restore()
@@ -86,7 +90,6 @@ class CuraSplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
 
         self._current_message = message
         self.messageChanged.emit(message)
-        self.repaint()
 
     def close(self):
         # set stop flags
diff --git a/resources/images/cura.png b/resources/images/cura.png
index f3aacf32a7..e3d069e8da 100644
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diff --git a/resources/images/loading.png b/resources/images/loading.png
deleted file mode 100644
index c9a0151b28..0000000000
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