diff --git a/safeeyes/__main__.py b/safeeyes/__main__.py
index 53e0a08e..2d8ac43d 100755
--- a/safeeyes/__main__.py
+++ b/safeeyes/__main__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 def main():
     """Start the Safe Eyes."""
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)  # Handle Ctrl + C
+
     system_locale = translations.setup()
 
     config = Config.load()
@@ -39,5 +41,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)  # Handle Ctrl + C
     main()
diff --git a/safeeyes/utility.py b/safeeyes/utility.py
index 847615da..0f0149c4 100644
--- a/safeeyes/utility.py
+++ b/safeeyes/utility.py
@@ -564,7 +564,11 @@ def initialize_platform():
             parent_dir = str(Path(local_icon).parent)
 
             if os.path.exists(global_icon):
-                # This icon is already added to the /usr/share/icons/hicolor folder
+                # This icon is already added to the /usr/share/icons/hicolor folder.
+                # No need to create a link but we delete potentially stale symlinks
+                # from e.g. past runs from a virtualenv that has been removed in the
+                # meantime to avoid ending up with hard-to-debug SafeEyes without icons.
+                delete(local_icon)
                 continue
 
             # Create the directory if not exists