diff --git a/tools/etcpmon/etcpmon_gui.c b/tools/etcpmon/etcpmon_gui.c
index 79e6cbd3..b1de3fb8 100644
--- a/tools/etcpmon/etcpmon_gui.c
+++ b/tools/etcpmon/etcpmon_gui.c
@@ -1374,10 +1374,9 @@ static void on_action_result(const char* text, void* user_data) {
             NULL, NULL, app->hInstance, NULL);
 
         app->hActionResultEdit = (HWND)GetWindowLongPtrA(app->hActionResultWnd, GWLP_USERDATA);
-
-        ShowWindow(app->hActionResultWnd, SW_SHOW);
-        UpdateWindow(app->hActionResultWnd);
     }
+    ShowWindow(app->hActionResultWnd, SW_SHOW);
+    UpdateWindow(app->hActionResultWnd);
 
     if (IsWindow(app->hActionResultEdit)) {
         size_t tlen = strlen(text);