diff --git a/resources/language/German/strings.xml b/resources/language/German/strings.xml
index 89a4cb90..7da49118 100644
--- a/resources/language/German/strings.xml
+++ b/resources/language/German/strings.xml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
     <string id="30246">Enable Netflix style next up notification</string>
     <string id="30247"> - The number of seconds before the end to show the notification</string>
     <string id="30248">Zeige Emby-Infodialog bei Abspiel/Auswahl Aktion</string>
-    <string id="30249">Unterdrücke Server-Verbindungsmeldungen beim Starten</string>
+    <string id="30249">Server-Verbindungsmeldungen beim Starten anzeigen</string>
     <string id="30250">Benutze lokale Pfade anstelle von Addon-Umleitungen beim Abspielen</string>
 
     <string id="30515">Max. Anzahl gleichzeitig nachgefragter PMS Einträge (Neustart!)</string>
diff --git a/resources/lib/userclient.py b/resources/lib/userclient.py
index 1f2579b6..d8ca1cfa 100644
--- a/resources/lib/userclient.py
+++ b/resources/lib/userclient.py
@@ -224,16 +224,17 @@ class UserClient(threading.Thread):
         settings('accessToken', value=usertoken)
 
         dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()
-        if username:
-            dialog.notification(
-                heading=self.addonName,
-                message="Welcome " + username,
-                icon="special://home/addons/plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/icon.png")
-        else:
-            dialog.notification(
-                heading=self.addonName,
-                message="Welcome",
-                icon="special://home/addons/plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/icon.png")
+        if utils.settings('connectMsg') == "true":
+            if username:
+                dialog.notification(
+                    heading=self.addonName,
+                    message="Welcome " + username,
+                    icon="special://home/addons/plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/icon.png")
+            else:
+                dialog.notification(
+                    heading=self.addonName,
+                    message="Welcome",
+                    icon="special://home/addons/plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/icon.png")
         return True
 
     def authenticate(self):
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 5c2ac6f8..502f1e72 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 	    <setting id="skipContextMenu" type="bool" label="30520" default="false" visible="false"/>
 		<setting id="additionalUsers" type="text" label="30528" default="" visible="false"/>
 		<setting type="lsep" label="30534" visible="false" />
-		<setting id="connectMsg" type="bool" label="30249" default="true" visible="false" />
         <setting id="restartMsg" type="bool" label="30530" default="false" visible="false" />
         <setting id="newContent" type="bool" label="30531" default="false" visible="false" />
 	    <setting id="newvideotime" type="number" label="30532" visible="false" default="5" option="int" subsetting="true" />
@@ -104,5 +103,6 @@
 		<setting label="39019" type="action" action="RunPlugin(plugin://plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/?mode=reset)" option="close" /> <!-- Perform local database reset (full resync) -->
 		<setting label="39020" type="action" action="RunPlugin(plugin://plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/?mode=texturecache)" option="close" /> <!-- Cache all images to Kodi texture cache -->
 		<setting label="39021" type="action" action="RunPlugin(plugin://plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/?mode=thememedia)" option="close" visible="false" /> <!-- Sync Plex Theme Media to Kodi -->
+		<setting id="connectMsg" type="bool" label="30249" default="true" />
 	</category>
 </settings>
diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index 80227ed2..325c61f9 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ class Service():
                     else:
                         # Start up events
                         self.warn_auth = True
-                        if self.welcome_msg:
+                        if (utils.settings('connectMsg') == "true" and
+                                self.welcome_msg):
                             # Reset authentication warnings
                             self.welcome_msg = False
                             xbmcgui.Dialog().notification(