diff --git a/oni-core.el b/oni-core.el
index 02a6918..5901fda 100644
--- a/oni-core.el
+++ b/oni-core.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ;; Author: Tom Willemse <tom@ryuslash.org>
 ;; Keywords: local
-;; Version: 2021.0621.233612
+;; Version: 2021.0621.233954
 ;; Package-Requires: (oni-data-dir oni-embrace oni-hydra expand-region multiple-cursors gcmh diminish ws-butler which-key insert-char-preview dashboard)
 
 ;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ _s_: String list"
 
 (require 'dashboard)
 (dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
-(setq initial-buffer-choice (lambda () (get-buffer "*dashboard*")))
+(setq initial-buffer-choice (lambda () (get-buffer-create "*dashboard*")))
 
 ;; Increase the threshold for garbage collection for increased performance.
 ;; Apparently there are some (lsp-mode for example) packages that generate a lot