diff --git a/quickshell/Modals/Changelog/ChangelogModal.qml b/quickshell/Modals/Changelog/ChangelogModal.qml
index 03f51d6c..b80db3c0 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modals/Changelog/ChangelogModal.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modals/Changelog/ChangelogModal.qml
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     iconName: "open_in_new"
                     backgroundColor: Theme.surfaceContainerHighest
                     textColor: Theme.surfaceText
-                    onClicked: Qt.openUrlExternally("https://danklinux.com/blog/dms-1-2-spicy-miso")
+                    // ! TODO - replace with blog before  tag
+                    //onClicked: Qt.openUrlExternally("https://danklinux.com/blog/v1.2-release")
+                    onClicked: Qt.openUrlExternally("https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/compare/v1.0.3...master")
                 }
 
                 DankButton {
diff --git a/quickshell/Services/ChangelogService.qml b/quickshell/Services/ChangelogService.qml
index c1a2f246..65b94a24 100644
--- a/quickshell/Services/ChangelogService.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Services/ChangelogService.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
 
     readonly property string currentVersion: "1.2"
-    readonly property bool changelogEnabled: false
+    readonly property bool changelogEnabled: true
 
     readonly property string configDir: Paths.strip(StandardPaths.writableLocation(StandardPaths.ConfigLocation)) + "/DankMaterialShell"
     readonly property string changelogMarkerPath: configDir + "/.changelog-" + currentVersion
@@ -37,7 +37,27 @@ Singleton {
     Component.onCompleted: {
         if (!changelogEnabled)
             return;
-        changelogCheckProcess.running = true;
+        if (FirstLaunchService.checkComplete)
+            handleFirstLaunchResult();
+    }
+
+    function handleFirstLaunchResult() {
+        if (FirstLaunchService.isFirstLaunch) {
+            checkComplete = true;
+            changelogDismissed = true;
+            touchMarkerProcess.running = true;
+        } else {
+            changelogCheckProcess.running = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: FirstLaunchService
+
+        function onCheckCompleteChanged() {
+            if (FirstLaunchService.checkComplete && root.changelogEnabled && !root.checkComplete)
+                root.handleFirstLaunchResult();
+        }
     }
 
     function showChangelog() {
@@ -66,9 +86,7 @@ Singleton {
                     root.changelogDismissed = true;
                     break;
                 case "show":
-                    if (typeof FirstLaunchService === "undefined" || !FirstLaunchService.isFirstLaunch) {
-                        root.changelogRequested();
-                    }
+                    root.changelogRequested();
                     break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/quickshell/Services/FirstLaunchService.qml b/quickshell/Services/FirstLaunchService.qml
index 766d826b..8b7acd36 100644
--- a/quickshell/Services/FirstLaunchService.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Services/FirstLaunchService.qml
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@ Singleton {
         stdout: SplitParser {
             onRead: data => {
                 const result = data.trim();
-                root.checkComplete = true;
 
                 if (result === "first") {
                     root.isFirstLaunch = true;
                     console.info("FirstLaunchService: First launch detected, greeter will be shown");
-                    root.greeterRequested();
                 } else if (result === "existing_user") {
                     root.isFirstLaunch = false;
                     console.info("FirstLaunchService: Existing user detected, silently creating marker");
@@ -87,6 +85,11 @@ Singleton {
                 } else {
                     root.isFirstLaunch = false;
                 }
+
+                root.checkComplete = true;
+
+                if (root.isFirstLaunch)
+                    root.greeterRequested();
             }
         }
     }