diff --git a/feature-splash/build.gradle b/feature-splash/build.gradle
index 1060b3ad..be3c72d5 100644
--- a/feature-splash/build.gradle
+++ b/feature-splash/build.gradle
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation jUnitDep
     testImplementation mockitoDep
+    testImplementation project(':test-shared')
 
     implementation coroutinesDep
     implementation coroutinesAndroidDep
diff --git a/feature-splash/src/main/java/io/novafoundation/nova/splash/presentation/SplashViewModel.kt b/feature-splash/src/main/java/io/novafoundation/nova/splash/presentation/SplashViewModel.kt
index 160dcf9d..0046f717 100644
--- a/feature-splash/src/main/java/io/novafoundation/nova/splash/presentation/SplashViewModel.kt
+++ b/feature-splash/src/main/java/io/novafoundation/nova/splash/presentation/SplashViewModel.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import io.novafoundation.nova.common.base.BaseViewModel
 import io.novafoundation.nova.common.utils.splash.SplashPassedObserver
 import io.novafoundation.nova.feature_account_api.domain.interfaces.AccountRepository
 import io.novafoundation.nova.splash.SplashRouter
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 class SplashViewModel(
@@ -13,8 +14,16 @@ class SplashViewModel(
     private val splashPassedObserver: SplashPassedObserver
 ) : BaseViewModel() {
 
+    private var initialDestinationJob: Job? = null
+
+    // Called from the splash screen's onResume, which runs again when the activity is
+    // recreated (rotation, theme, locale) while this view model survives. Starting a
+    // second navigation then finds the first one already on the welcome screen, which
+    // has no route to welcome, and crashes the app. The first call decides.
     fun openInitialDestination() {
-        viewModelScope.launch {
+        if (initialDestinationJob != null) return
+
+        initialDestinationJob = viewModelScope.launch {
             if (repository.isAccountSelected()) {
                 openPinCode()
             } else {
diff --git a/feature-splash/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/splash/presentation/SplashViewModelTest.kt b/feature-splash/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/splash/presentation/SplashViewModelTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84a29240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-splash/src/test/java/io/novafoundation/nova/splash/presentation/SplashViewModelTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package io.novafoundation.nova.splash.presentation
+
+import io.novafoundation.nova.common.utils.splash.SplashPassedObserver
+import io.novafoundation.nova.feature_account_api.domain.interfaces.AccountRepository
+import io.novafoundation.nova.splash.SplashRouter
+import io.novafoundation.nova.test_shared.whenever
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.UnconfinedTestDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.resetMain
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.setMain
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
+import org.mockito.Mockito.times
+import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
+class SplashViewModelTest {
+
+    private val router = mock(SplashRouter::class.java)
+    private val repository = mock(AccountRepository::class.java)
+    private val splashPassedObserver = mock(SplashPassedObserver::class.java)
+
+    @Before
+    fun setUp() {
+        Dispatchers.setMain(UnconfinedTestDispatcher())
+    }
+
+    @After
+    fun tearDown() {
+        Dispatchers.resetMain()
+    }
+
+    // The splash screen asks again on every onResume, including the one after the
+    // activity is recreated; navigating twice crashed the app on the welcome screen.
+    @Test
+    fun `navigates to the welcome screen once however often it is asked`() {
+        runBlocking { whenever(repository.isAccountSelected()).thenReturn(false) }
+        val viewModel = SplashViewModel(router, repository, splashPassedObserver)
+
+        viewModel.openInitialDestination()
+        viewModel.openInitialDestination()
+
+        verify(router, times(1)).openWelcomeScreen()
+    }
+}