diff --git a/rtv/content.py b/rtv/content.py
index 6188e07..48e321d 100644
--- a/rtv/content.py
+++ b/rtv/content.py
@@ -355,17 +355,15 @@ class SubredditContent(BaseContent):
             else:
                 raise SubredditNameError(display_name)
 
-        with loader():
-
-            # Verify that content exists for the given submission generator.
-            # This is necessary because PRAW loads submissions lazily, and
-            # there is is no other way to check things like multireddits that
-            # don't have a real corresponding subreddit object.
-            try:
-                content = cls(display_name, submissions, loader)
-                content.get(0)
-            except:
-                raise SubredditNameError(display_name)
+        # Verify that content exists for the given submission generator.
+        # This is necessary because PRAW loads submissions lazily, and
+        # there is is no other way to check things like multireddits that
+        # don't have a real corresponding subreddit object.
+        content = cls(display_name, submissions, loader)
+        try:
+            content.get(0)
+        except:
+            raise SubredditNameError(display_name)
 
         return content
 
diff --git a/rtv/utils.py b/rtv/utils.py
index 6a8ed6c..ca2fec4 100644
--- a/rtv/utils.py
+++ b/rtv/utils.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class LoadScreen(object):
 
         message_len = len(message) + len(trail)
         n_rows, n_cols = self._stdscr.getmaxyx()
-        s_row = (n_rows - 2) // 2
+        s_row = (n_rows - 3) // 2
         s_col = (n_cols - message_len - 1) // 2
         window = self._stdscr.derwin(3, message_len+2, s_row, s_col)