diff --git a/src/gui/src/main.cpp b/src/gui/src/main.cpp
index f7be9fbf..cf4d0c1e 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/main.cpp
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ int waitForTray()
 		if (++trayAttempts > TRAY_RETRY_COUNT)
 		{
 			QMessageBox::critical(NULL, "Synergy",
-				QObject::tr("System tray is unavailable, quitting."));
-			return false;
+				QObject::tr("System tray is unavailable, don't close your window."));
+			return true;
 		}
 
 		QThreadImpl::msleep(TRAY_RETRY_WAIT);