diff --git a/run_silent.bat b/run_silent.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3067b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_silent.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@echo off
+cd /d "%~dp0"
+call venv\Scripts\activate.bat
+start "" pythonw src\main.pyw
diff --git a/run_silent.vbs b/run_silent.vbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b11679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_silent.vbs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
+strPath = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
+WshShell.Run chr(34) & strPath & "\run_silent.bat" & Chr(34), 0
+Set WshShell = Nothing 
diff --git a/src/__pycache__/startup.cpython-314.pyc b/src/__pycache__/startup.cpython-314.pyc
index 2ee3900..5368058 100644
Binary files a/src/__pycache__/startup.cpython-314.pyc and b/src/__pycache__/startup.cpython-314.pyc differ
diff --git a/src/main.pyw b/src/main.pyw
index 01a5a7b..84eaa0e 100644
--- a/src/main.pyw
+++ b/src/main.pyw
@@ -232,7 +232,12 @@ def main():
     ensure_single_instance()
     config = load_config()
     # Sync startup state just in case it was changed externally
-    config["run_on_startup"] = is_in_startup()
+    if is_in_startup():
+        config["run_on_startup"] = True
+        # Update the registry key to point to the current location (in case the app was moved)
+        add_to_startup()
+    else:
+        config["run_on_startup"] = False
     save_config(config)
 
     # Start the tray icon in a separate thread
diff --git a/src/startup.py b/src/startup.py
index c77f124..c86d61c 100644
--- a/src/startup.py
+++ b/src/startup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import os
 import winreg
 
 APP_NAME = "OopsWrongLang"
-RUN_BAT_PATH = os.path.abspath("run.bat")
+# Get the directory of the current script (src)
+current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+# The project root is one level up
+project_root = os.path.dirname(current_dir)
+RUN_BAT_PATH = os.path.join(project_root, "run_silent.vbs")
 
 def add_to_startup():
     """