diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index d4dc214fde..834cdda8f3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -4238,7 +4238,7 @@ bool Application::acceptSnapshot(const QString& urlString) {
 static uint32_t _renderedFrameIndex { INVALID_FRAME };
 
 bool Application::shouldPaint() const {
-    if (_aboutToQuit) {
+    if (_aboutToQuit || _window->isMinimized()) {
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application_render.cpp b/interface/src/Application_render.cpp
index 2a16e8c33c..2208b3187c 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application_render.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application_render.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ void Application::editRenderArgs(RenderArgsEditor editor) {
 
 void Application::paintGL() {
     // Some plugins process message events, allowing paintGL to be called reentrantly.
-    if (_aboutToQuit || _window->isMinimized()) {
-        return;
-    }
 
     _renderFrameCount++;
     _lastTimeRendered.start();