diff --git a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
index d8ca3d6..9effd3c 100644
--- a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
+++ b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
             self.open_page(NotebookPage.LOG)
         except Exception as e:
             dialog = ExceptionDialog(self, str(e))
+            dialog.show_all()
             dialog.run()
 
     def select_colorized(self) -> None:
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
                 write_diagnostic(self.prefs.paths.config, file)
             except Exception as e:
                 dialog = ExceptionDialog(self, str(e))
+                dialog.show_all()
                 dialog.run()
 
     def update_steam_api_key(self, text: str) -> None:
diff --git a/dzgui/managers/config.py b/dzgui/managers/config.py
index ac559b2..9128579 100644
--- a/dzgui/managers/config.py
+++ b/dzgui/managers/config.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
             logger.critical(e)
             trace = traceback.format_exc()
             dialog = ExceptionDialog(self.controller, trace)
+            dialog.show_all()
             dialog.run()
             raise e
 
diff --git a/dzgui/managers/connection.py b/dzgui/managers/connection.py
index 44cde10..fc5b65a 100644
--- a/dzgui/managers/connection.py
+++ b/dzgui/managers/connection.py
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ class ConnectionManager:
     def _server_timeout(self) -> None:
         dialog = ExceptionDialog(self.controller, server_timeout)
         dialog.set_secondary_text(kb.DZG_006)
+        dialog.show_all()
         dialog.run()
 
     def get_debug_args(self) -> str:
diff --git a/dzgui/managers/mods.py b/dzgui/managers/mods.py
index 8689072..c04d231 100644
--- a/dzgui/managers/mods.py
+++ b/dzgui/managers/mods.py
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ from dzgui.const.constants import (
 from dzgui.const.enum import Preferences
 from dzgui.managers.threading import call_on_thread, StoredFunc, ThreadingManager
 from dzgui.model.model_factory import FastInsertListStore, ModelFactory
-from dzgui.strings import dialogs, kb
+from dzgui.strings import dialogs
 from dzgui.util.format import format_mods
-from dzgui.util.strings import server_timeout
 from dzgui.util.symlink import rebuild_symlinks
-from dzgui.views.dialogs.generic import ExceptionDialog
 
 
 import dzgui.api.pefile as PeFile
diff --git a/dzgui/managers/update.py b/dzgui/managers/update.py
index 3c0f928..ff64fb4 100644
--- a/dzgui/managers/update.py
+++ b/dzgui/managers/update.py
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@ class UpdateManager:
 
     def _on_update_failure(self, msg: str) -> None:
         dialog = ExceptionDialog(self.controller, msg)
+        dialog.show_all()
         dialog.run()
diff --git a/dzgui/model/servers.py b/dzgui/model/servers.py
index cfb2c0a..e2c9430 100644
--- a/dzgui/model/servers.py
+++ b/dzgui/model/servers.py
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ class ServerModelManager:
 
         if show_dialog:
             dialog = ExceptionDialog(self.controller, dialogs.load_error_lan)
+            dialog.show_all()
             dialog.run()
 
     def _cleanup_on_failure(self, show_dialog: bool = True) -> None:
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ class ServerModelManager:
         if show_dialog:
             dialog = ExceptionDialog(self.controller, server_timeout)
             dialog.set_secondary_text(kb.DZG_006)
+            dialog.show_all()
             dialog.run()
 
     def _push_data(self, data: list[Any]) -> None:
diff --git a/dzgui/views/pages/options.py b/dzgui/views/pages/options.py
index 277c13e..93341ec 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/pages/options.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/pages/options.py
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ class Options(ScrollableMixin, Gtk.ScrolledWindow):  # type: ignore
         # NOTE: re-check in case file was removed by user between runs
         if prefs.paths.config.is_file() is False:
             dialog = ExceptionDialog(self.controller, strings.config_not_found)
+            dialog.show_all()
             dialog.run()
             raise OSError(f"Config file '{prefs.paths.config}' not found")
 
diff --git a/dzgui/views/pages/preconnect.py b/dzgui/views/pages/preconnect.py
index 4d6e6eb..93b0fb6 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/pages/preconnect.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/pages/preconnect.py
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ class PreConnectionAssistant(Gtk.Box):
     def _on_debug_clicked(self, button: Gtk.Button) -> None:
         args = self.controller.get_debug_args()
         d = DebugDialog(self.controller, args)
+        d.show_all()
         d.run()
 
     def _on_ok_clicked(self, button: Gtk.Button) -> None: