diff --git a/app/scripts/plugins/plugin-gallery.js b/app/scripts/plugins/plugin-gallery.js
index 6568e304..e591b2fc 100644
--- a/app/scripts/plugins/plugin-gallery.js
+++ b/app/scripts/plugins/plugin-gallery.js
@@ -66,10 +66,12 @@ const PluginGallery = {
     getCachedGallery() {
         const ts = this.logger.ts();
         return SettingsStore.load('plugin-gallery').then(data => {
-            return this.verifySignature(data).then(gallery => {
-                this.logger.debug(`Loaded cached plugin gallery`, this.logger.ts(ts));
-                return gallery;
-            });
+            if (data) {
+                return this.verifySignature(data).then(gallery => {
+                    this.logger.debug(`Loaded cached plugin gallery`, this.logger.ts(ts));
+                    return gallery;
+                });
+            }
         });
     },
 
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 7db910ce..8795893b 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Release notes
 -------------
+##### v1.6.0 (2017-12-03)
+`-` fixed white screen on startup  
+
 ##### v1.6.0 (2017-12-02)
 `+` desktop apps integrity protection  
 `+` auto-lock on computer lock