diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 31f6ace29d..4688160a34 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -6597,6 +6597,7 @@ bool Application::gpuTextureMemSizeStable() {
 
     qint64 textureResourceGPUMemSize = renderStats->textureResourceGPUMemSize;
     qint64 texturePopulatedGPUMemSize = renderStats->textureResourcePopulatedGPUMemSize;
+    qint64 textureTransferSize = renderStats->texturePendingGPUTransferSize;
 
     if (_gpuTextureMemSizeAtLastCheck == textureResourceGPUMemSize) {
         _gpuTextureMemSizeStabilityCount++;
@@ -6606,8 +6607,10 @@ bool Application::gpuTextureMemSizeStable() {
     _gpuTextureMemSizeAtLastCheck = textureResourceGPUMemSize;
 
     if (_gpuTextureMemSizeStabilityCount >= _minimumGPUTextureMemSizeStabilityCount) {
-        return (textureResourceGPUMemSize == texturePopulatedGPUMemSize);
+        qDebug() << "GPU checking";
+        return (textureResourceGPUMemSize == texturePopulatedGPUMemSize) && (textureTransferSize == 0);
     }
+    qDebug() << "GPU not ready";
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 4841c315e6..750d9ce987 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ private:
     QElapsedTimer _lastTimeUpdated;
     QElapsedTimer _lastTimeRendered;
 
-    int _minimumGPUTextureMemSizeStabilityCount { 15 };
+    int _minimumGPUTextureMemSizeStabilityCount { 30 };
 
     ShapeManager _shapeManager;
     PhysicalEntitySimulationPointer _entitySimulation;
diff --git a/interface/src/octree/SafeLanding.cpp b/interface/src/octree/SafeLanding.cpp
index 62fbe12acb..d5eb4c23c2 100644
--- a/interface/src/octree/SafeLanding.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/octree/SafeLanding.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ void SafeLanding::addTrackedEntity(const EntityItemID& entityID) {
             }
             qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Safe Landing: Tracking entity " << entity->getItemName();
         }
-    } else {
-        qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Safe Landing: Null Entity: " << entityID;
     }
 }
 
@@ -109,12 +107,13 @@ void SafeLanding::noteReceivedsequenceNumber(int sequenceNumber) {
 }
 
 bool SafeLanding::isLoadSequenceComplete() {
+    qDebug() << "is sequence complete" << isSequenceNumbersComplete();
     if (isEntityLoadingComplete() && isSequenceNumbersComplete()) {
         Locker lock(_lock);
-        _trackedEntities.clear();
         _initialStart = INVALID_SEQUENCE;
         _initialEnd = INVALID_SEQUENCE;
         _entityTree = nullptr;
+        _trackingEntities = false; // Don't track anything else that comes in.
         EntityTreeRenderer::setEntityLoadingPriorityFunction(StandardPriority);
     }
 
@@ -148,7 +147,10 @@ bool SafeLanding::isSequenceNumbersComplete() {
             (startIter != _sequenceNumbers.end()
             && endIter != _sequenceNumbers.end()
             && distance(startIter, endIter) == sequenceSize - 1)) {
-            _trackingEntities = false; // Don't track anything else that comes in.
+            bool enableInterstitial = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler().getInterstitialModeEnabled();
+            if (!enableInterstitial) {
+                _trackingEntities = false; // Don't track anything else that comes in.
+            }
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -188,7 +190,14 @@ bool SafeLanding::isEntityLoadingComplete() {
         bool isVisuallyReady = true;
 
         if (enableInterstitial) {
-            isVisuallyReady = (entity->isVisuallyReady() || !entityTree->renderableForEntityId(entityMapIter->first));
+            bool hasRenderable = true;
+            auto entityRenderable = entityTree->renderableForEntityId(entityMapIter->first);
+            if (!entityRenderable) {
+                hasRenderable = false;
+                entityTree->addingEntity(entityMapIter->first);
+            }
+            qDebug() << EntityTypes::getEntityTypeName(entity->getType()) << entity->isVisuallyReady() << hasRenderable << entity->isParentPathComplete();
+            isVisuallyReady = entity->isVisuallyReady() || (!entityRenderable && !entity->isParentPathComplete());
         }
 
         if (isEntityPhysicsReady(entity) && isVisuallyReady) {
@@ -202,6 +211,10 @@ bool SafeLanding::isEntityLoadingComplete() {
         }
     }
 
+    if (!_trackedEntities.empty()) {
+        qDebug() << "\n";
+    }
+
     if (enableInterstitial) {
         _trackedEntityStabilityCount++;
     }
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
index dbbf8af4b9..6e82d26f29 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::addPendingEntities(const render::ScenePointer& scene, r
             }
 
             auto entityID = entity->getEntityItemID();
-            processedIds.insert(entityID);
             auto renderable = EntityRenderer::addToScene(*this, entity, scene, transaction);
             if (renderable) {
                 _entitiesInScene.insert({ entityID, renderable });
+                processedIds.insert(entityID);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
index 1a263fba79..f51a3f7740 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ void ParticleEffectEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePoi
                 _networkTexture.reset();
             });
         }
+
+        withWriteLock([&] {
+            entity->setVisuallyReady(true);
+        });
     } else {
         bool textureNeedsUpdate = resultWithReadLock<bool>([&]{
             return !_networkTexture || _networkTexture->getURL() != QUrl(_particleProperties.textures);
@@ -113,6 +117,12 @@ void ParticleEffectEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePoi
                 _networkTexture = DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->getTexture(_particleProperties.textures);
             });
         }
+
+        if (_networkTexture) {
+            withWriteLock([&] {
+                entity->setVisuallyReady(_networkTexture->isFailed() || _networkTexture->isLoaded());
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     void* key = (void*)this;
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
index 975acf153a..cea3e94ef0 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ ParticleEffectEntityItem::ParticleEffectEntityItem(const EntityItemID& entityIte
 {
     _type = EntityTypes::ParticleEffect;
     setColor(DEFAULT_COLOR);
+    _visuallyReady = false;
 }
 
 void ParticleEffectEntityItem::setAlpha(float alpha) {
@@ -777,4 +778,4 @@ particle::Properties ParticleEffectEntityItem::getParticleProperties() const {
     }
 
     return result; 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
index 1ff88b425d..ddd23339df 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ private:
     QString _pendingPath;
     QTimer _settingsTimer;
     mutable ReadWriteLockable _interstitialModeSettingLock;
-    Setting::Handle<bool> _enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", false };
+    Setting::Handle<bool> _enableInterstitialMode{ "enableInterstitialMode", true };
 
     QSet<QString> _domainConnectionRefusals;
     bool _hasCheckedForAccessToken { false };
diff --git a/scripts/defaultScripts.js b/scripts/defaultScripts.js
index 9e1b588043..9efb040624 100644
--- a/scripts/defaultScripts.js
+++ b/scripts/defaultScripts.js
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ var DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_SEPARATE = [
 ];
 
 if (Window.interstitialModeEnabled) {
-    DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_SEPARATE.push("system/interstitialPage.js");
-    DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_SEPARATE.push("system/redirectOverlays.js");
+    DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_COMBINED.push("system/interstitialPage.js");
+    DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_COMBINED.push("system/redirectOverlays.js");
 }
 
 // add a menu item for debugging
diff --git a/scripts/system/interstitialPage.js b/scripts/system/interstitialPage.js
index 39b4821192..1c2f83bb04 100644
--- a/scripts/system/interstitialPage.js
+++ b/scripts/system/interstitialPage.js
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
 
             textureMemSizeAtLastCheck = textureResourceGPUMemSize;
 
-            if (textureMemSizeStabilityCount >= 15) {
+            if (textureMemSizeStabilityCount >= 20) {
 
                 if (textureResourceGPUMemSize > 0) {
                     // print((texturePopulatedGPUMemSize / textureResourceGPUMemSize));