diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index 290679a..bf43d77 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ public class Torrential.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
         });
         application.add_action (show_window);
 
-        infobar = new Widgets.MultiInfoBar ();
-        infobar.set_message_type (Gtk.MessageType.WARNING);
-        infobar.no_show_all = true;
-        infobar.visible = false;
+        infobar = new Widgets.MultiInfoBar () {
+            revealed = false,
+            message_type = Gtk.MessageType.WARNING
+        };
 
         list_box = new Widgets.TorrentListBox (torrent_manager.get_torrents ());
         list_box.torrent_removed.connect ((torrent) => torrent_manager.remove_torrent (torrent));
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ public class Torrential.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
         }
         if (errors.size > 0) {
             infobar.add_errors (errors);
-            infobar.show ();
         }
     }
 
@@ -491,11 +490,9 @@ public class Torrential.MainWindow : Gtk.ApplicationWindow {
             }
         } else if (result == Transmission.ParseResult.ERR) {
             infobar.add_error (_("Failed to add magnet link as it doesn\u2019t appear to be valid."));
-            infobar.show ();
             send_magnet_error_notification ();
         } else {
             infobar.add_error (_("Didn\u2019t add magnet link. An identical torrent has already been added."));
-            infobar.show ();
             send_magnet_error_notification ();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultiInfoBar.vala b/src/Widgets/MultiInfoBar.vala
index e64be17..23738fc 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultiInfoBar.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultiInfoBar.vala
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class Torrential.Widgets.MultiInfoBar : Gtk.InfoBar {
     }
 
     private void close_bar () {
-        hide ();
+        revealed = false;
         infobar_errors.clear ();
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class Torrential.Widgets.MultiInfoBar : Gtk.InfoBar {
                 next_button.hide ();
             }
             infobar_label.show ();
+            revealed = true;
         }
     }
 }