diff --git a/code/boot.js b/code/boot.js
index c66dcadf..220e1531 100644
--- a/code/boot.js
+++ b/code/boot.js
@@ -566,8 +566,8 @@ function boot() {
   window.iitcLoaded = true;
   window.runHooks('iitcLoaded');
 
-  if (typeof android !== 'undefined' && android && android.removeSplashScreen) {
-    android.removeSplashScreen();
+  if (typeof android !== 'undefined' && android && android.bootFinished) {
+    android.bootFinished();
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_JSInterface.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_JSInterface.java
index f1ae0f6e..833c85ab 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_JSInterface.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_JSInterface.java
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ public class IITC_JSInterface {
     }
 
     @JavascriptInterface
-    public void removeSplashScreen() {
-        Log.d("iitcm", "removing splash screen");
+    public void bootFinished() {
+        Log.d("iitcm", "...boot finished");
 
         mIitc.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
             @Override
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
index 25bad9d8..c0966c28 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class IITC_WebView extends WebView {
             public boolean onConsoleMessage(ConsoleMessage consoleMessage) {
                 if (consoleMessage.messageLevel() == ConsoleMessage.MessageLevel.ERROR) {
                     Log.d("iitcm", consoleMessage.message());
-                    mJsInterface.removeSplashScreen();
+                    ((IITC_Mobile) getContext()).setLoadingState(false);
                 }
                 return super.onConsoleMessage(consoleMessage);
             }
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/async/CheckHttpResponse.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/async/CheckHttpResponse.java
index e7df6056..431dee3c 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/async/CheckHttpResponse.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/async/CheckHttpResponse.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class CheckHttpResponse extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Boolean> {
             int code = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
             if (code != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
                 Log.d("iitcm", "received error code: " + code);
-                mJsInterface.removeSplashScreen();
+                ((IITC_Mobile) mContext).setLoadingState(false);
                 // TODO: remove when google login issue is fixed
                 if (urls[0].contains("uberauth=WILL_NOT_SIGN_IN")) {
                     return true;