diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
index bea8b6487..cab19796b 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
@@ -825,7 +825,9 @@ bool GUI_App::on_init_inner()
         // create splash screen with updated bmp
         scrn = new SplashScreen(bmp.IsOk() ? bmp : create_scaled_bitmap("prusa_slicer_logo", nullptr, 400), 
                                 wxSPLASH_CENTRE_ON_SCREEN | wxSPLASH_TIMEOUT, 4000, splashscreen_pos);
+#ifndef __linux__
         wxYield();
+#endif
         scrn->SetText(_L("Loading configuration..."));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/InstanceCheck.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/InstanceCheck.cpp
index 4aaecd2b2..8067fc7f3 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/InstanceCheck.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/InstanceCheck.cpp
@@ -251,11 +251,24 @@ namespace instance_check_internal
 
 bool instance_check(int argc, char** argv, bool app_config_single_instance)
 {
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	boost::system::error_code ec;
+#endif
 	std::size_t hashed_path = 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		std::hash<std::string>{}(boost::filesystem::system_complete(argv[0]).string());
 #else
-		std::hash<std::string>{}(boost::filesystem::canonical(boost::filesystem::system_complete(argv[0])).string());
+		std::hash<std::string>{}(boost::filesystem::canonical(boost::filesystem::system_complete(argv[0]), ec).string());
+		if(ec.value() > 0) { // canonical was not able to find execitable (can happen with appimage on some systems)
+			ec.clear();
+			// Compose path with boost canonical of folder and filename
+			hashed_path = std::hash<std::string>{}(boost::filesystem::canonical(boost::filesystem::system_complete(argv[0]).parent_path(), ec).string() + "/" + boost::filesystem::system_complete(argv[0]).filename().string());
+			if(ec.value() > 0) {
+				// Still not valid, process without canonical
+				hashed_path = std::hash<std::string>{}(boost::filesystem::system_complete(argv[0]).string());
+				
+			}
+		}
 #endif // win32
 
 	std::string lock_name 	= std::to_string(hashed_path);